Tabernackle Mast

[Kevin Henderson]

Hi all... Yes... I'm still looking for my perfect Catalina 34 here in San Diego.  I noticed there is one for sale here that is a 1988.  This boat would have originally been built with a keel step if I am correct. 
What is the harm if any of someone having retrofitted the mast to be a Tabernackle mast.  I'm more than a little afraid of this type of modification.  Any ideas and answers are greatly appreciated.   

[Stu Jackson]

Not necessarily.  See this:  http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,1406.0.html