James, there is no reason why you cannot do your own. Before going out and purchasing a dye penetrant kit I would polish the heads and the areas around them. Once polished look for visible cracks. Often they show as a corrosion line or will snag your fingernail. If you see one then you can do the dye penetrant test but at that point I’d consider replacing the rigging or re-heading the rod. You can also polish the area using very fine sandpaper (1500 grit) to see if the indication goes away. Here is a link to some things I’ve seen doing rigging inspections on boats with rod: https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7ycMmiwJSTB8CcH7 .
We don’t do that many inspections on rod rigging but the number of problems actually found is generally less than what is seen on boats with wire. I am a professional rigger in the Norfolk VA area with Performance Rigging. I hope that this helps. Mike Brannon Virginia Lee 93295 1978 C&C 36 CB Virginia Beach, VA > On May 19, 2020, at 6:23 PM, James Bibb via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Chuck and I have been engaged in too many exclusive conversations regarding > repairing deck core on our boats since we’re going through the exercise at > the same time….realized some of this conversation should be shared with the > broader C&C group as it always goes into good reading for the experience. > > I’m taking down my mast…it’s has rod rigging and I’ve been meaning to have it > inspected ever since I’ve purchased the boat. Can this be done by a > layperson with a dye test or something similar? There’s no rigging company > up here….I’d love to feel confident that there’s good life left with the > existing. > > James Bibb > > 34/36R 1991 Darwin’s Folly > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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