Some more to think about based on my recent mast purchase; If you change more than the spar, it will require more work/parts. Dwyer offers a hinged base plate, but it doesn't allow for tilting the mast fore or aft (once raised, you pin the based so there is no more tilting, only bending). They also offer a tabernacle and pin arrangement; it is shorter in height with a shorter vertical slot. When using this, one does not use the original cast aluminum mast base/foot (at least it was on my boat), but rather a relief angle needs to be machined on the bottom aft edge of the mast to allow for clearance when raising. After looking at them all I opted to use the original tabernacle that I had, along with the base or foot.If you go with a new mast head, they need to machine a slot in the top of the mast. My halyard sheaves were fairly weathered; I was going to make some new ones but in the end I went with their suggestion to replace he entire masthead. This however required a change to the standing rigging. I was replacing mine anyway, as some strands were broken and there was no way I as using that with a new mast. I also wanted to be able to assemble my standing rigging myself as I get the boat together and measure everything. I chose to go with Sta-lok rigging; due to the pins on the masthead and the size of holes in Sta-lok forks and eyes, I upsized to 5/32" wire. This allowed everything to work without further modification. It has been a learning experience. Oh I also went with Dwyer spreader brackets, which introduce a slight up angle and seemed like they will hold the spreaders in place well.YMMV If everything else is good on your boat, certainly the fastest would be to just get the the spar itself, maybe with the opening in the slot machined. Since my original mast foot fit the DM-6 profile, I'm guessing the original mast head would too, but I haven't tried it. One nice thing about the new mast is that there are centered extrusion lines on both sides to help with hole placement. It was easy for me to drill it without screwing up.