Being the only stay not checked it was the turn of the bobstay

This had been put off as the bolts for the fitting are buried deep in the hull and sealed in with a cubic foot of resin

i had to drill and chisel my way down to reach these nuts are release them for checking, in the end they were fine, however i replaced the top bolt with a new A4 set screw, not the best style, but it will keep the mast up we hope

fitting on the outside with new bolt	Excavation to find nut	more excavating needed	tube fitted around bolt to assist in future locating