© Attainable Adventure Cruising Ltd and the authors, all rights are reserved.
Nothing on this website or in direct communications received from us, or in our articles in the media, should be construed to mean or imply that offshore voyaging is anything other than potentially hazardous. Dangers such as, but not limited to, extreme weather, cold, ice, lack of help or assistance, gear failure, grounding, and falling overboard could injure or kill you and wreck your boat. Decisions such as, but not limited to, heading offshore, where you go, and how you equip your boat, are yours and yours alone. The information on this web site is based on what has worked for the authors in the past, but that does not mean it will work for you, or that it is the best, or even a good way for you to do things.
A good tradesperson would never, ever leave a burr or sharp edge on a cut. Even if it will never be seen again.
Hi Will,
Good point. It’s also a fundamental design issue in that the amount of deflection would cause chafe even if the edge were rounded. I’m going to have my work cut out for me fixing it.
I got this 33 ft. endoscope to sort out two lost messengers inside the 50 ft. mast on my J42 while it was out for the installation of new rod rigging. The inside of a mast is the most inaccessible place on a boat, but there’s a lot going on in there, and a snag or tangle of a wire, or even a light messenger with the five internal halyards could be disastrous. Working with the scope and iPhone screen was not easy, but time and patience allows a comforting familiarity with, and control of, the dark mysteries within the mast.
Hi Reed,
What a great way to describe the issues inside the mast, and so true.