allweather
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Found two issues with my rigging I‘d like to hear people‘s opinion on before I get a rigger(that I still need to contact and have no knowledge of reputation/skill off) to take a look at and see what needs to be done.
Jib sheet was attached via metal shackle for some time(before me) which did beat the hell out of the mast but those spots have pretty much stayed like that for all the years(at least a decade) since I went with a soft shackle.
Should I be concerned and is there anything to be done about those?
I am worried about this spot that is radiating cracks. Not sure when it appeared and first saw it a few months ago but forgot to note it down(shame on me). I do not believe that it has been growing but need to check on pictures. (Going to keep an eye on it in the meantime)
What kind of repair needs to be done on that one or is it fucked?
Last thing item on the list is corrosion creeping up from the terminals of the stays. I am not sure if it is just superficial.(or how to judge that) We do have some trouble with that since the boat is ducked in an industrial port where there is recycling metal regularly loaded that creates a lot of rust dust.
As far as I know appearing rust is a death sentence for standing rigging? They are old and if it needs to be replaced they kept up the mast long enough. New ones aren‘t too expensive in this weight class either at around 700€ but I wouldn‘t want to waste it either.
Jib sheet was attached via metal shackle for some time(before me) which did beat the hell out of the mast but those spots have pretty much stayed like that for all the years(at least a decade) since I went with a soft shackle.
Should I be concerned and is there anything to be done about those?
I am worried about this spot that is radiating cracks. Not sure when it appeared and first saw it a few months ago but forgot to note it down(shame on me). I do not believe that it has been growing but need to check on pictures. (Going to keep an eye on it in the meantime)
What kind of repair needs to be done on that one or is it fucked?
Last thing item on the list is corrosion creeping up from the terminals of the stays. I am not sure if it is just superficial.(or how to judge that) We do have some trouble with that since the boat is ducked in an industrial port where there is recycling metal regularly loaded that creates a lot of rust dust.
As far as I know appearing rust is a death sentence for standing rigging? They are old and if it needs to be replaced they kept up the mast long enough. New ones aren‘t too expensive in this weight class either at around 700€ but I wouldn‘t want to waste it either.


