I would like to add an additional caution to those who experience a rigging failure that causes a sail to deploy fully or partially. Please refurl the sail as well as possible and strap and secure it to the mast BEFORE attempting to lower the mast. A small amount of sail will catch the wind, espescially higher up the mast, and, could make the process of dropping the mast just that.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of ROGER PIHLAJA
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2021 9:33 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] CDI Furler Wire Halyard Snapped - What's at the top?

Peter,

You are probably right.  That leaves it up to individual owners to do their own inspection.

We’re fortunate our boats have those forward lower forestays or this issue would bring down the rig.  It’s bad enough to have your genoa go into the water.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On May 29, 2021, at 9:20 AM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
> 
> ?Roger,
> 
> My boat was built in 1988.  It seems unlikely that the failed forestay would have been original.  
> 
> The boat was last recycled by General Boats in 2016.  There's no telling how many times it was recycled prior to that.  I don't think year of manufacture will help us identify a defective batch of swaged terminals.
> 
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> 
>> On 2021-05-29, at 06:44:50 EDT, ROGER PIHLAJA wrote:
>> 
>> Peter and Allyn, what year are your boats?  You can tell from the W/C 
>> registration number on the transom.  Do you know if the forestays 
>> have ever been replaced?  I’m wondering if we have an issue with 
>> chloride stress cracking fatigue due to hours of use or perhaps a defective batch of swaged terminals?
>> If your boats were made around the same time, we could have a 
>> defective batch of parts.  In any case, it certainly wouldn’t hurt 
>> for everybody to take a close look at the toggle joint at the top of 
>> your forestay.  A dye penetrant test would be best; but, at least 
>> look closely with a magnifying glass for tiny cracks &/or rusty 
>> reddish brown discoloration on or near the threads.  If you see 
>> anything like this, I recommend you immediately replace at least the 
>> threaded component of the toggle joint, assuming you can get it 
>> apart.  If you can’t get it apart; then, replace your whole forestay.  
>> Chloride stress cracking fatigue is one of those failure mechanisms 
>> that can proceed very rapidly from hardly anything visible to total failure.  The failure will likely happen when your rig is heavily stressed – i.e. just when you don’t need problems!
>> 
>> Roger Pihlaja
>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>> 
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>> From: Allyn Baskerville<mailto:<a 
>> href="http://rhodes22.org/mailman/listinfo/rhodes22-list">allynb at 
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] CDI Furler Wire Halyard Snapped - What's 
>> at the top?
>> 
>> Thanks, Roger. I'm dropping the mast in the morning and will let you know.
>> 
>> 
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