Shortly after I bought my W28 I noticed that my mast, beginning at about halfway up, was cocked rather severely to port and the spreaders were twisted so that they were pointing fore and aft about 10-20 degrees. At the time I didn't understand about rig tensioning and it's effect on the mast so didn't find the cause. Prior to my owning her she suffered some fairly significant cosmetic damage during a storm when attacked by marauding mangrove trees. My bathroom door won't close either. Mast compression? Oh Lordy...What have I gotten myself into?!
Can I determine whether the mast is bent beyond safe limits while it's sitting on the saw horses? Will I have to hire a rigger to check the mast? If I have to buy a new mast in addition to all the other expenses, I'm toast.
Eric