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[quote=klozhald]Questions:

1. While half of that twist toggle [b]is[/b] missing, what is still there looks intact and should not have released the stay. How did the side stay leave the boat? Did the pin part as well? Or the tang in the hull? Was this the leeward shroud?

2. The non-standard hardware on your front crossbar suggests that you use a bigger than normal, or second foresail. Were you running a spin at the time of failure?

Circa 1987 the P19 was offered in an MX configuration which had a larger, longer jib and a bowsprit to hold it down to the level of the base of the mast. Surfglas (the mfg at the time) added the sub decks specifically to prevent exactly what happened to you.

If you were running a spin, or have an altered bridle config to run a spin, that is what caused the failure in the hull, and the rest was collateral damage. That hull folded inward, your forestay got longer and loose real quick, and the mast jumped off the ball.

Are you shaking down for the Tri-Point race?

Glass it up, add the subdecks and rethink the size of your foresail. If you need a fiberglass guy, ask Bob (Dartman) Martinez. He sails the Channel single-handed and knows a fireman who does magic with Prindles.<em>Edited by klozhald on Aug 27, 2018 - 02:05 AM.</em> [/quote]

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