[C38] Rigging replacement

[S Orton]

All,

I have the mast off the boat and getting it painted.  Now the rigging.  The powers at be recommend the the rigging be replaced every 10 years and my 1985 is 25 years old!  In my opinion the 38 is way over rigged compared to other modern rigs, ie the J120.  The wire is very tough to look for failure points (cracks), because of the inner wire with in the outer.  So I replace all the wire, but how about the rest and where do you stop?  The 5/8" shear pins- you can lift the whole boat in single shear.  The bronze turnbuckles could be polished and the exterior inspected- a failure would probably originate in the root of the internal threads, which would be very tough to inspect.  What I'm asking has any body had a rigging failure on the 38 other than a collision and what failed??  Experience is the best indicator not some arbitrary rule.

Any and all answers are appreciated,  Steve O    
 		 	   		  
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