Agreed. That was the weak point. (though it seems likely that it saved the rig from more severe damage)
Yea that's what I wanted to see a picture of. I'm assuming it was at near-failure condition before this happened.
Maybe I got lucky? It it had failed while 15 miles from a landing that would have been worse.
Pretty sad to think that such a small mishap can total a boat. Really makes me put even more thought into something as routine as my launch and retrieve procedure. There are so few sailboats that launch and retrieve where I’m at, most of the way down the ramp I look up at the trees not down at the road (and I take out a branch or two every time) and I have to swing my truck off the pavement and into the dirt just to clear the mast head. I’m glad it was a relatively easy fix
With you here Jack. rgranger what type of pin were you using? Maybe a quick release which many people use or a bolt or a clevis that was 1/2" too long. rgranger you've come this far let us know about the pin. I know something had to give but a headstay scares me especially on a fractional rig where the mast should have bent first.
An economic really for lots of older boats. While they can easily be 'repaired', an insurance company will consider it a loss if the repair crosses a predetermined percentage of current or agreed value. A submerged diesel on an Oday 28 or a broken stick on a Hunter 23 and you're done, as far as your insurance is concerned .
It was a clevis pin. Possibly too long. I can’t check. The pin is probably sitting in the gravel at the launch site.
OK. The bent toggle was pinned to the two plates that attached to the bow ring. Gotcha. That toggle will lift your boat out of the water if pinned correctly. Open however, it will straighten up rather quickly as you found out. Strangely, it probably saved your mast!
. It will come to me or it won't..... Sometimers.
