So, de-rigging day before yesterday and just happened to notice a crack in my mast.

430 RDM mast, bottom half and it would appear to be right where the ferrule terminates, there is a slight narrowing of the mast at this same point. Crack is pretty well all the way around. No idea how long it has been there or how quickly is might be getting worse. I don't really ever examine my gear at all for this sort of thing.

So, I though 'oh well, see how long it lasts I have an old 430 to keep me going if this snaps before I buy a new one'.


Then yesterday sailing with my other mast, same make, same brand, same model, just a 400 RDM I take a look and hey - same crack in same place. Surely not a simple co-incidence ?


So - what do you reckon the chance are of
a) brakeage very soon and
b) being told that warranty is not valid because I obviously didn't have the two halves joined correctly when I rigged immediately before they broke and that sort of thing has never been seen before ?