Hello all. I'm from south shore of Boston and have been sailing a MacGregor Venture Newport for years and am looking to move to a 1984 O'Day 25. I had it surveyed and while the surveyor found several items that are probably typical of a boat built in 1984, one item he cited as an important concern is that there was water infiltration around the mast step area and that it looked like there was already a patch job there. He felt I could probably get by this season as long as I did not do any heavy seas sailing (which I don't intend to do), but that I should have it repaired by a professional fiberglass person for the next season. What this would entail, according to him and several fiberglass shops I have already consulted, is to cut out the entire area and rebuild it to ensure it is strong enough to support the mast. The surveyor estimated the cost to be between $800 and $1200. One shop said around $1500. Another shop- very highly regarded for their work- said around $4000. I have 2 more shops to check. All the shops are going by a picture I showed them and not the actual boat. I'm told this is a common problem with older boats. How have you all dealt with this and at what cost? Any comments, thoughts, recommendations are greatly appreciated. Really like the boat but concerned about buying it and then having to spend upwards of 4k to fix it.