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The Floating Bear
 
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Default standing rigging

In article ,
(Dennis Pogson) wrote:

Some insurers (most) will not insure a boat where the standing rigging
is
more than 8 years old, even if the boat had never been used since new


My insurers (Yachtline, in the UK) are happy to insure a rig of an unknown
age, based on electrical testing by Maidsure every few years and
replacement of any wires that they find unacceptable.

Regards,
Jerry