: Really doesn't have to be all that tight, on the dinghys the mast steps were
: perhaps 1/16" or so oversize and work fine. Nice thing is they
: support the mast over the entire length, lots less likely to fail than
: just having a step on the sole and a deck support.

: Bill H.

btw, the dinks used Dywer masts, so were fairly rugged also fairly heavy for their length. Friend locally bought a bunch and I got several wholesale

Bill H.