On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 19:58:48 -0500, DSK wrote:


I'm surprised some of the tangs don't have elongated
holes... bet you've replaced pins a couple of times...

Yes, I carry spares and replace many cotter pins per year and some
clevis pins as necessary. Others are in (visible) good shape. There's
nothing currently that's elongated save for a slight deformation on a
chain plate. I've replaced a couple of bolts there and I believe that
improper tightening was at least partly at fault.

33
years would make me nervous, but the expense of replacing
standing rigging would also make me hesitate.

Yeah, it's a biggie...probably between $5,000 to $8,000 Cdn.

IMHO there's no reason to replace standing rigging without
some indications from proper inspection.

Which I try to do. I also know the history of the boat, me being the
fourth owner in the same club, and knowing that it hasn't been raced
since the early '80s, just conservatively cruised on the Great Lakes.

Which is not to say there might not be a major problem I can't see. So
I've started to save for the season (in the next three or four) when I
have everything redone, the spreaders remade, the sheaves and internal
halyards replaced, and I myself will cut out and reglass the entire
forward bilge/mast step area.

The fact that I also sail conservatively and yet regularly take the
boat out in heavy air gives me some confidence, as does the generally
overbuilt qualities of an Ontario Yacht make of a C&C design from just
before epoxy got expensive. G

R.