The halyard exits needed to be replaced as well as a couple of halyards. Everything else appeared to be in good order. The rigger who inspected the mast found a few things but they can be safely deferred. I think he might have been trying to get paid for his inspection but maybe not.While talking about the rigging service, I used Handy Boat in Falmouth, Maine. I would advise anyone to avoid this outfit. Although they were easy enough to deal with and were willing to correct their mistakes, the service manager was terrible about getting things right. Every point of contact I had with them was wrong; they had the wrong date for the mast unstepping, billed me incorrectly for the unstep, didn't leave the mast out at the appointed time, kept forgetting to send the riggers report, misquoted repair work, incomplete parts lists, and a few other things.
The mystery of the inoperable windspeed indicator was solved. The wire leading to the base of the WS was run in such a way that it chaffed against the main halyard pulley. Therefore (which should have been obvious during the installation) the wire had chaffed through a couple of the small wires. The WS was replaced with a new RayMarine ST-60+ to match the other new instruments.
Other than the half ass spreader light mounts, the mast was in good shape.Owners Representations: The owner told me he had replaced the mast after a de-masting. The corkscrew in the jib halyard was caused getting it caught on something. Based on the severe twist in the SS cable, that something must have been massive.
Marine Surveyor: He stated that the standing rigging needed to be replaced just because it had been awhile. He did not like the Norseman fitting and suggested that they be replaced. Not really sure I agree with either statement.
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