I stripped back the mast and re varnished it last spring.
One season of sailing and there is a lot of damage and missing varnish where the gaff jaw contacts the mast, when the sail is raised.
Is this normal? It is certainly bad enough to have to revarnish and I don’t want to have to do that every year.
Maybe the varnish was not good enough quality? Should I replace the leather protection on the jaw it isn’t soft anymore?
Any thoughts would be welcomed.