Ohhh... and another one of those "I'll just quickly fit the mast step and it's another job done.... but NOOOoooooo!" wait there's more...
So I go to put the mast step fitting onto the coach roof and realise by just plain sight it's all wrong! So it's off to the hardware shop (something I don't mind doing) to find some kind of leveling device as my cell phone just does not fit inside the mast step housing. I thought I finally found and downloaded a useful app!
Anyways I had to get the boat level with my old friend the water u-tube gauge first, then check, then sand back down to good surface, then make up a batch of fairing compound, apply, cover the mast step with a thin plastic so it won't stick, smush it down into the soft paste, line it up forward and aft center line, line it up vertical like athwart ship and then bolster it with a piece of wood just so it would not sag over to the one side!
Actually was very happy with outcomes, just another job in progress awaiting to be finished! Sure glad I did not get round to painting the coach roof like I had planned to!
Apparently my garage floor is not level either as can be seen in the first couple of shots!