22 Jan
2012
22 Jan
'12
10:37 p.m.
The failure was close to the mast attachment at the top. No idea what happened
i am sure that was not a fun experience! just wanting to know if you can share more - so you lost the rig and couldn't inspect to see if the wire broke, fitting broke, or the thru-bolt where the shrouds & forestay come together failed? :: Dave Scobie :: Sage Marine --- On Sun, 1/22/12, Orlando Velez <velezo1@yahoo.com> wrote:
Last sumer I had a shroud failure and demasted in Barnegat bay, the shroud were about six month old, wind was about 12-15 m/h i was in a broad reach with full sails including genny. The failure was close to the mast attachment at the top. No idea what happened OVelez M-15