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Hello, I have seen some rigs come through unscathed after the hulls under them were shredded, but that's not the way to bet. The place to start is to untangle everything, draw a mast map of all wires and fittings, with at least approximate locations measured from the butt, and lots of photo's. Then strip the mast, completely. Examine the mast itself for damage. You'll be looking for dents, twists, kinks, and tears. Be paranoid. Examine each piece of hardware, preferably with a microscope, but also with a critical naked eye. If the mast fell in the storm, or if there was any other source of unusual loading, especially impact loading, condemn all wires and fittings. In short, unless the boat was totaled because of low-energy hull damage, don't try to save the rig, and be suspicious of the mast. If you have specific examples you'd like to talk about, please be in touch again. Fair leads, Brion Toss
