Hi Len- I would like to hear that story. I did not think a backstay failure would lead to dismasting. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Mar 25, 2021, at 6:57 PM, Len Mitchell via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I would be interested to know if salt vs fresh water changes the life span of > stainless rigging and I suspect it does. My rig looks and functions like new > but it has always been in fresh water. Additionally, boats are out of the > water 6 months a year in the north. > > I had a 1981 C&C 36KCB that was dismasted due to the threads on the backstay > bolt failing. It’s the double ended bolt. Someone told me it was made of > antimony but I have no way of confirming that. I should write something about > the dismasting because it didn’t play out as expected or as described by > others. > > As long as the fittings aren’t seized and the hardware looks good inspect it, > do a dye test on the fittings and worry about something else. > > Having had an issue with the backstay bolt replace it if there is any > question! Mine was worn more than I knew. > > Len Mitchell > S/V Crazy Legs > 1989 C&C 37+ > Midland On. > > <0bc0447c-d4bb-4fde-b0fb-4466dce61e83.tiff> > > > Sent from my iPad > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
