You left us to guess the material of the spreader. I expect it was an
aluminum extrusion. This can be welded, but without heat treatment,
it is likely to be considerably weakened.
Better to get a length of fresh material from industrial sources.

Brian w

On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 12:06:54 +0100, "Haakon Dybdahl"
wrote:

Hi all,

I just bought an old Chrysler 22 in bad condition. I have fixed most
problems (hull, deck, tiller, keel ++), but are now looking at the rig. One
of the spreader is broken. This is the mounting to the mast.

Is welding a proper way of fixing a spreader? Is there some place that sells
spreaders.

I also question the condition of the mast. Is it common to replace mast on
sailboats? This boat is from late 70s.

thanks!

Haakon Dybdahl