[frers-list]RE: Rod Rigging

[Edgar Smith]

For anyone interested in what I learned, I'm having the rigging replaced =
this winter by Chuck Poindexter at Sound Rigging. I'm told that Hall =
Spars does not generally deal directly with owners. Chuck says he has =
replaced rod on a couple of other Frers 33s. I'm also told that 25 years =
is the expected life of the rod and we are now past that, except for our =
forestay which I discovered has already been replaced. So I've decided =
not to take any chances with the rest of it. Risk of injury aside, the =
cost of a new mast would probably exceed the insured value of the boat =
if a shroud were to fail.=20

Edgar Smith/Pachyderm=