No idea about reports... not my sailing area.

Out here, dismastings are not that uncommon. For example, we had a Catalina
27 that dismasted due to an almost invisible crack in a turnbuckle. I missed
it, our maintenance guy missed it (and he was really looking), and the
rigger missed it about six months before the rig went over. Fortunately, no
one was hurt and the insurance worked.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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I would certainly agree with 10 years in salt water although very few
people actually do. I can't remember seeing or hearing of a dismasted
coastal cruiser.

Any Great Lakes or other fresh water owners have recommendations or
dismastings to report?

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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That sounds scary. If you wait until there's an obvious flaw, you're
sailing on thin ice IMHO. The riggers out here say just the opposite...
every ten years is about right.

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"Roger Long" wrote in message
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A Great Lakes surveyor who seemed pretty knowledgeable told us that they
never replace standing rigging out there unless some noticeable flaw is
discovered.

Our 1980 boat was out there from at least 1984 until we brought it to
Maine last year and the rigging looks very good.

I'll let you know if the mast falls down.

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"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"prodigal1" wrote in message
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In another overly long thread about the merits of the C&C33, someone
mentioned rigging as a potential issue in an older boat. Would anyone
care to share experience with assessing the condition of rigging on a
freshwater-only sailboat? Look-fors? Tips? Sources of information?
Cheers and Happy 2006!
--only 16 weeks till launch day--

The same issues apply. Typically, out here in SF, you need to replace
the rigging after 10 years one way or another. I would assume it's the
same elsewhere, although with fresh water, you might be able to go a
bit longer. I wouldn't risk it, however.

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