Norm- I'd be interested to know if the terminal had a crack, etc. If you want, you can probably tape it to the inside of an envelope and send it for little postage, and I'll have it xrayed if there is nothing obvious. Jerry jerrymontgomery.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm Lane" <nl@sagatech.com> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:36 PM Subject: M_Boats: Dismasting due to old rigging I just lost the port shroud on my M-15 while anchored out. The wire pulled right out of the swage. There was no sign of trouble but I imagine it was corroded inside where it doesn't show. I haven't had a chance to make a really close inspection yet but I don't know what else would cause that sort of failure. The mast seems to be intact but the cabin top where the tabernacle was mounted is torn up a bit. The mast twisted the tabernacle out of the fiberglass when it went over. The repair work doesn't look too bad and over all I'd say I got off lucky. Sure was a bad feeling when I saw the rig over the side. As I walked out the wharf to catch a water taxi I kept trying to spot my boat until finally I realized what had happened. I'd suggest replacing standing rigging on general principles every decade or so. I imagine magnafluxing would cost more than new rigging. I have no idea how old my rigging was. Norm Lane M-15 #397 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats