the dust settles

As usual a good few sleeps helps gather your thoughts about trying situations. 
I've been texting the Previous Owner, he reassures me that the stern gland fills the bilge every two weeks,  three even. He also reckons it hasn't for any faster for a long time. Somehow, that's reassuring. 
The other thing that bugs me the chain plates. Old Mate has convinced me the standing rigging has only just been replaced. I noticed the chain plates for the shrouds and lower shrouds, are prettymew too. But, the u-bolts used are diam 6mm; when they should be 10 or 12mm. Just a rough calculation, the area of a 6mm bolt is just over 27square mm's, a 10mm is over 75square mm's. The capacities are on the hundreds vs, 3500kg or more. Iean they're dinghy chain plates! Worse still, someone attempting to cut off the excessive unbolt thread has cut partway through the structure. People do funny things on boats. 

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