If purchasing two isn't going to take food off the table by all means do that. You could replace just one, no problem. Most breaks are from hitting them while transporting or raising the mast. I think a loose rig wouldn't help either.
All the best.
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Mo
"Odyssey"
1976 C&C 30 MKI
The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The realist adjusts the sails.
...Sir William Arthur Ward.
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