Thanks for the comments. The google plus image is public ... not sure how to paste actual photo here - html is disabled.

"The blowout" is the port bow forward chainplate - bridle tang - which blew completely through the fiberglass. Amazingly, the deck is still intact with no obvious cracks. I'll check, but as best I can tell this is a 1980 5.2 no core. I agree that any chainplate upgrade needs to be performed on both hulls. They are not robust enough for my taste. Now I'm worried the shroud chainplates might be suspect.

I'm fairly comfortable handling epoxy and glass - I brought these hulls back from their weedy resting place in VA Beach and re-glued deck delam as well as sand/fair/awlgrip both hulls. Fixing her is only economical as a DIY project.

Here is a pic of better days... [img]https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/...4544068818&oid=100427919838747153607[/img]

As for carbon ... I've already concluded that would be insane ...ly expensive.

Sail Fast!