Well, I got my mast stepper in today and took it over to storage to see about raising the mast, but as I walked around the boat and took a closer look at all of the rigging, I think I'm going to need to replace a fair amount of the hardware.
Several of the screws that are part of the turnbuckles are bent; in fact, a lot of them are bent. Which is odd, because the turnbuckle bolts on the deck are mounted the correct way, pointing towards the mast.
I will hold onto the hardware as a backup for the boat, but is there a point to piecing this out? Should I save the turnbuckles and try to replace the screws first? I suspect most of the rigging is original to the boat (1984), so I'm inclined to get an entire set of standing rigging. The spreaders have the updated steel brackets (not the aluminum cast that would break). But I may just get some extra hands and raise the mast at storage to get a better assessment of how everything appears all up and in position.
I have all the photos in my signature if anyone wants to look. Some of them are REALLY bent. :/
Several of the screws that are part of the turnbuckles are bent; in fact, a lot of them are bent. Which is odd, because the turnbuckle bolts on the deck are mounted the correct way, pointing towards the mast.
I will hold onto the hardware as a backup for the boat, but is there a point to piecing this out? Should I save the turnbuckles and try to replace the screws first? I suspect most of the rigging is original to the boat (1984), so I'm inclined to get an entire set of standing rigging. The spreaders have the updated steel brackets (not the aluminum cast that would break). But I may just get some extra hands and raise the mast at storage to get a better assessment of how everything appears all up and in position.
I have all the photos in my signature if anyone wants to look. Some of them are REALLY bent. :/