Yup - I had the through bar spreader fix done. They ended up grinding out cracks where the rivets attached the spreader attachment plate, heliarc weld fill and ground smooth. Could have been a catastrophic failure. When you have your mast out, you should do this fix.
I'm stopping by Hall Spars next week to pick up Skipper Bag goodies for the NAs. I plan on seeing what they have in the surplus cordage boxes since you turned me on to that good deal.
[This message has been edited by Rhapsody #348 (edited 09-05-2008).]