Old alloy mast ....too old?
Had a guy in who lost his mast when another boat dragged it's mooring onto him, stays got caught up and snapped his mast about 2 inches above the spreaders. Obviously a few issues about liability in the above, but the interesting part is that the guy's insurer say's that the mast is too old (30yrs).. They say that the mast has a finite life, 'like a pair of levi's' the insurance man said; and as the mast was outside of it's 'life' , it has no intrinsic value. [no payout].
If the mast was 15yrs old they would've coughed with out question [apparently].
This is the owners version, but if it's true then it's got to make you think..... There must be a few mast around at about the 30yr mark!
Any thoughts, comments?
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