[Rhodes22-list] CDI Furler Wire Halyard Snapped - What's at the top?

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Allyn,

There are 3 things that might have happened:

1. The swaged terminal at the end of the forestay failed.

2. The pin thru the masthead casting either failed or fell out.  i.e. cotter pin fell out

3. The masthead casting failed.

Since you say you can see a “hole” in the masthead casting, I’m thinking #2.  Take a look at the top of the forestay.  Is the swaged terminal still there?  If not, see #1.  If the swaged terminal is still there, is the pin still in the terminal?  If not, see #2.  If the pin is still there, then your masthead casting failed.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium

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> On May 28, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Allyn Baskerville <allynb at adsne.com> wrote:
> 
> We had a club race last Wednesday with 20+ mph winds and gusts well into the 30's. I was doing 6 knots going out to the starting point with only the main. The previous boat owner used a carabiner to hold up the boom when the sail was furled. The mail was riding high because of the wind, and I didn't realize the carabiner snagged the rear stay - although I did notice the boat wasn't behaving properly. I no more than saw the carabiner was snagged, when the top of the wire halyard for the CDI furler snapped (right where the threads start) and the headsail went into the water.
> 
> I'm dropping the mast tomorrow morning, but I can't see exactly what's missing at the top. I see a hole where I believe something should attach. Does anyone have a picture of the top of the mast where the furler attaches? I'd like to compare what I have to something known good.
> 
> Thanks - Allyn