Shawn – I can appreciate budgetary concerns, but there is much there, and it is probably an easier chore to bring it back to its intended working configuration than you might imagine. I also have met Tom, he and his partner were guest speakers at the PDW a few summers back. While I'm sure they could be of great help, it may be less expensive and answer more questions if you brought in a timber restoration specialist, as they might provide more insight as to rigging scenarios, they may also have a better eye or methods for finding signs of rot ( a timber that has been wet over a sustained period, will often look relatively sound on its exterior but be compost inside – look for water stains, mold and listen for hollow thuds – And that resistance drill was not a stretch, perhaps IML can point you towards someone in the area that has one ) in the rest of that Tie or adjacent members,.
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Running calcs on that tension scarf will be in order, the dueling struts will see be having it doing its duty.
Speaking of the struts, they usually fall over braces, I can't tell for certain from the photos, but have some of the Tie to post braces been removed ?
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