Nice looking boat.
Welcome to SBO, where the best sailors are. They are also friendly enough to let boat owners like me hang out with them. You obviously have expriences and will soon be adding to the value of this incredible forum, so I'm happy to be the first to welcome you aboard.
Interesting compression post and tabernacle setup. Is that original or a modification to the DS2? My '73 O'Day Mariner has a gold spar that looks like that, but the compression post is just a metal pipe.
I look forward to reading about you project. Hope to see it done and on the water soon.
-Will