That history sounds similar to mine. My boat was sailed once the first year [5/2001] due to a knee injury the first day out. Now after three surgeries and 2 1/2 years later its finally gettin used.

I am always looking for preventative measures.

Once sailing my Tornado [US498] I heard some tapping that sounded like it was coming out of the hulls. I went over both hulls and found nothing. It turned out that the starboard shroud was breaking one strand of wire at a time at the very top. I raised the mast that morning and had looked at the shrouds for wear. None visible! The mast fell and sliced my crews ear real deep. Almost took it off...

fair winds,

thom