[C38] Rigging replacement

[Steve Smolinske]

We replaced every thing two years ago when we painted the mast

Steve Smolinske

On Jun 5, 2010, at 9:13 AM, "S Orton" <ssorton at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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