We have unfortunately had another bolt failure. This one was the 5th bolt on Zucchini at Kleinmond and the unfortunate soul took a thorough screamer onto the 4th bolt which luckily held. The bolt was stainless steel and the failure surface was badly corroded like the other 2 failures we have had.

In addition I had the "pleasure" of removing the bolts on the top half of 'Red Guitar on Fire' at 'The Mine' a while back and was surprised at how easily the bolt sheared on the 2nd, "thin" crux. On closer inspection the failure surface was visibly rotten as a result of corrosion.

So as we suspected, we have a problem out there with bolts potentially breaking. The good news for you is that many of the bolts that we have pulled have put up a great fight. Of course this is bad news for the poor b@stard ARF volunteers, as pulling bolts is like trying to extract a tooth from an elephant and takes twice as long as installing the new bolt. So while ARF keeps chipping away at this problem please take care and take additional precautions like wearing a helmet. ARF plans on having some more visible work days so please feel free to participate - we will keep you posted. In addition if you haven't made your R200 donation please do so now before you forget.

Happy and safe cranking.

Andy Davies
Anchor Replacement Fund