Hey guys, I think the last time I heard, Hall Spars "kit" was in the range of $900.... although I believe it included new spreaders. I got my "kit" a few years back from Annapolis Rigging, $400, and it came with everything, including the rivets and instructions. As the "mast out" ordeal here is around $600, I was fortunate enough to find a rigger who put in the bar UP THE MAST. Lucky me. Took him about half an hour. You should check into the one design rules...for those who care, the "kit" is the "class approved alteration"... and anything else will mean a chat with whoever decides the J30 world is round...oh, I guess now that I'm a J30 governor that includes me?! Probably still just the class president(s)/measurer. Anyway, I feel much better with the reinforcement, we usually have 25kts here in the islands. My mast came crashing down in Grenada in 1993, just before I bought the boat... It was replaced with a new Kenyon mast, but by 2005 both stainless brackets were showing cracks. I like to take my friends sailing, and I'd prefer if they didn't get hurt...for me, the kit is priceless.
