J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment New Owner - Survey and Sea Trial this Saturday.

This is a known problem that all J/30s should have taken care of. Rob Van Name's blog post on the spreader bar fix for Nordic Star has some good photos so you know what to look for. Here are some old forum links that discuss this:

• Annapolis Rigging Spreader Bar Kit
• Spreader thru-bars

Most boats have had this done. Bill Murphy used to own the boat you are looking at for a long time. Send him a message and maybe you can learn what he did before he sold the boat.