Am I Wrong?

[un1que]

Hi Everybody,

I have a question, I hope somebody can answer. I have an old 1937 Staysail Schooner. It was originally rigged with hounds. My boat was owned briefly by someone who was very ambitious, but had very little knowledge about anything that floats. Subsequently he took it upon himself to re-rig the boat. I almost didn’t buy the boat just because of the butcher job he did on the rigging. My question is, how bad is it?

What he did was drill holes through the solid spars, then drove engine studs through and attached the shrouds. Is this a log splitter? I know I could disperse the load by installing tangs up the mast. Is there any way to repair the masts to their original strength? I have sailed the boat in light to moderate winds without any problem, but fear disaster if in a gale. Am I wrong?