Apparently Mischa does that to any charter boat he gets. He was sawing off and re-riviting the rudder arms last night. (one was nearly broken in two inside the casting!).
Don't they have some kind of x-ray or ultrasound machines that can detect metal defects or breaks? If not, somebody should invent it. It would be nice to know in advance when a bolt is weakening or a stay is about to break, without taking the whole boat apart and putting it back together. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to run your boat through a big MRI machine at the beginning of each season to find out all the potential problems and weak points?
Sorry, just a rhetorical question. I'm not trying to put the thread on a tangent. Can't help myself when I think of something, even when it's probably silly.
