Sure looks like a crack in the pictures. Try a dye penetrant perhaps if you can't tell for sure?
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I had a rigging inspection about a month ago, rigger says everything is > fine with the exception of a couple of small things I can sort out myself. > Nothing to worry about otherwise. Great I thought.... > > Mast comes down for the winter up here. This year I removed spreaders and > all rigging so I could have this inspection done thoroughly and so I could > replace any cotter pins etc. Also easier to store the mast without the > spreaders and rod rigging. > > So I'm putting it all back together yesterday in preparation for crane > time on Friday and I notice that the fitting that connects the cap shroud > to the spreader is cracked .. I think. I'm going to try to link the images > inline, if you don't see them click the links at the end: > > > Um, is this going to be a problem? Looking at it I kind of think yes .. > which is a bummer, man <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Vlt-lpVOY>. I'm > perplexed that the rigging guy didn't notice it or mention it if he did. > > Thoughts? > I'm thinking that maybe the sawing action of that fitting rubbing against > it's neighbours (three pieces of rod come together at the spreader tip on > my rig, all the pieces are sandwiched and this guy is in the middle) just > caused some scoring, but that it's not a crack. If I thought for sure this > was a crack I wouldn't be asking the question. I don't want to shorten our > short sailing season and I'de like to get the stick pointing skyward asap. > Maybe I should just trust the rigger .. I did email him but so far no > response. > > > Thanks, > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > > http://webspace.ocad.ca/~splavsa/images/Sailing/Rig/1.jpg > http://webspace.ocad.ca/~splavsa/images/Sailing/Rig/2.jpg > http://webspace.ocad.ca/~splavsa/images/Sailing/Rig/3.jpg > http://webspace.ocad.ca/~splavsa/images/Sailing/Rig/4.jpg > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- William D. Hall, Ph.D. 617 620 9078 (c) wh...@alum.mit.edu
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