Wilbur Hubbard wrote:

1984 means it's 27 years old. Yes, all the standing rigging needs to be
replaced. Don't waste money on a "professional rigger" checking it
because he'll tell you the same thing.

It's not all that expensive if you do it yourself one shroud or stay at
a time and use Sta-Lok mechanical terminals and top-of-the-line 1 x 19
wire. But, if it doesn't have mast steps installed you'll have to do
that first because replacing standing rigging one wire at a time
involves many trips up the mast.

Wilbur Hubbard


That was my read on it as well.

But the survey says the recommended inspection was "done"..
But not what was found...

I figure the age + the salt = it needs to be replaced.

We'll adjust the price accordingly.

There was a link dropped here to an interesting (actually down right
scary! ) article about the corrosion that develops inside connectors
due to salt water contact.

Wasn't that long ago, but no idea where it went now.

Richard