Frank,
Jagged metal and bare toe. Ouch!
Pat
On Sep 9, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Frank Lawler wrote:
> Tackful's forestay fitting broke on our way home after racing on
> Saturday. Fortunately the jib was up and held the mast in place
> until I could rig additional support. The forestay tang broke where
> it joins the well-supported base, which must be the point where
> metal fatigue cause by 25 years of hard sailing is concentrated. I
> suppose that a stress crack developed, after which internal
> corrosion led to eventual failure. Not all our boats have a forestay
> fitting with an extended tang like Tackful's, but those that do may
> merit close examination.
>> Frank Lawler
> Tackful
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