Included in the agreement for installation of the furling boom was an inspection of our standing rigging (the mast and all of the cables and fittings that hold it up). Yesterday morning Steve Madden emailed George with some photos and asked George to call him. We knew it wasn’t going to be good news. Steve said there was a surprising amount of corrosion for a seven-year-old boat, as well as a fitting that looked to have a cracked weld. Steve said that if he had made those findings while inspecting the rigging with the mast up he would have said we have a few more years before the rigging should be replaced. Since the mast was already off he suggested we go ahead and replace the rigging now. George and I agreed that we would have trouble trusting our rigging now if we didn’t replace it. George told Steve to go ahead. Of course, it will mean more time and more money. Cha-Ching! Sigh...
We had planned to stay in the area on the boat for as long as ten days. Now we have decided to motor home and wait for word that they are ready to put the mast back on the boat. It was too windy and choppy to make the trip today. We plan to leave here tomorrow morning and go directly home. In the meantime we have enjoyed our time in this beautiful anchorage where shortly after we arrived we were greeted with a gorgeous rainbow. 
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