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Again agree with all that. I just got back to the house where the books I mentioned are stored (I'm in the midst of a 1200 mile move) and looked through them - for the first time in years. You're right, Street (in OSY) doesn't speak to ketches except to point out all their disadvantages; he obviousl...

Based on my experience (23 years) with my Luger Voyager 30 (ketch rigged), concur 100% with Jim D's comments. A couple of additional observations: I found that, on the wind, my main would backwind the mizzen under certain conditions, sort of like the effect on the main of oversheeting a lapping geno...

Good point, Mark. I'll take another look at it and will of course have the surveyor particularly focus on the step and surrounding area. I got a tad aggressive one spring some years ago while rigging my Voyager and warped the deck in the tabernacle area.

Thanks for the response.

Joe C.

...to Bill and the other responders. With this info, I believe the mainmast support is probably OK, but will check around the other backing plates. In any case, I WILL have a survey done; I'm a believer. A few years back, I found a Westsail 43 at a tempting price and got a passing case of 'bigger-bo...

Thanks for that tip Ron. My present boat is a Luger Voyager 30 (from the old, defunct 'kit boat' outfit) which needs a complete overhaul - the reason I'm in the market for something to sail while I undertake that process (estimate 2 years). When I was finishing off the Voyager bare hull back in the ...

Bill -

Appreciate the insight into how the mainmast is supported, and pointing me toward scrutinizing the chainplate backing plates. Re the steel 'H' mast support, I'm assuming it's not accessible for inspection, even if the headliner is removed?

Regards-
Joe C.

Greetings All - Just joined the board and am seriously looking at purchasing a certain CD30 ketch. The broker indicated the boat was in need of some structural repair around the mainmast step. When I went to look the boat over, all I can see is some fiberglass crazing that I'd consider normal for a ...