Hello everyone,
I recently came into ownership of my first boat, an O'Day 25 that had tipped over during some high winds while it was stored on some boat stands. The boat suffered some damage, but the hull was repaired and she was put back in the water.
When it fell over, it landed on a spreader, which bent the spreader mount and snapped the spreader itself. I've already purchased two new spreaders, and I'm preparing to put them back on.
I removed the spreader mount by drilling out the rivets securing it to the mast in order to allow me to bend it back into proper shape. When I removed the mount, I got a better view of the mast itself. I attached a photo of it to this post.
What are your opinions on the damage? Am I safe to rivet the mount back on and raise the mast?
Thanks for any input.
I recently came into ownership of my first boat, an O'Day 25 that had tipped over during some high winds while it was stored on some boat stands. The boat suffered some damage, but the hull was repaired and she was put back in the water.
When it fell over, it landed on a spreader, which bent the spreader mount and snapped the spreader itself. I've already purchased two new spreaders, and I'm preparing to put them back on.
I removed the spreader mount by drilling out the rivets securing it to the mast in order to allow me to bend it back into proper shape. When I removed the mount, I got a better view of the mast itself. I attached a photo of it to this post.
What are your opinions on the damage? Am I safe to rivet the mount back on and raise the mast?
Thanks for any input.
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