zoidberg
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Inspired - or perhaps detered - by another thread ( replace-rigging-screws-or-not.541884 ) I'm wondering what can usefully be done with rigging screws I've replaced with new.
As part of a 'project-refurb' and to placate the suspicious minds of insurers ( and the suspiciouser minds of loss adjusters ), I've bought all-new rigging and all-new rig'screws..... whether they were truly needed or not. I know the standing rigging was up and in use for less than ~2000nm before I acquired the boat, and it has 'languished' in my boatbits shed since. Others may well have done similar.
I'll certainly keep a couple of the stays, as emergency spares, and am thinking to do the same with some of the rig'screws. The question is that of how best to make a close inspection.
I'm aware of the principle of dye penetrant inspection. The materials are available online. What can the team suggest in terms of whether this could be used effectively by a ould daydreamer like misulf, to sift out the 'questionable' from the 'tip-top'?
As part of a 'project-refurb' and to placate the suspicious minds of insurers ( and the suspiciouser minds of loss adjusters ), I've bought all-new rigging and all-new rig'screws..... whether they were truly needed or not. I know the standing rigging was up and in use for less than ~2000nm before I acquired the boat, and it has 'languished' in my boatbits shed since. Others may well have done similar.
I'll certainly keep a couple of the stays, as emergency spares, and am thinking to do the same with some of the rig'screws. The question is that of how best to make a close inspection.
I'm aware of the principle of dye penetrant inspection. The materials are available online. What can the team suggest in terms of whether this could be used effectively by a ould daydreamer like misulf, to sift out the 'questionable' from the 'tip-top'?
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