J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Spreader thru-bars

Yeap - ask Corey. I have read on this board that others have done the fix themselves. On Rhapsody when they removed the rivets holding the spreader bracket steel plate, there were stress cracks through many of the holes in the mast. Hall Spars ended up grinding the cracks out, heliarc weld filling, then grinding it smooth. If you have any complications like this, you'll need a pro. My repair ended up costing $850, much cheaper than replacing the mast if the rig came down - a very possible event given what was hidden.

Bill