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Thank you very much for your reply.   To further inform the photo... I am very familiar with crazing.  I've poured over Don Casey's "Inspecting the Aging Sailboat" many times while inspecting possible candidates for my vessel.  With this crack, I took the flashlight and put it up flush against the bottom of the rib and looked at it from the side, since the crack continued up on either side of the rib.   From either side, I could see light spilling up into the rib at a distance of about a quarter inch, at which point I think the advancing light was stopped by some sort of internal material (wood?).  I've tried to contact JJ Taylor & Sons to see what the internal structure composition is.... but it seems that they've been bought by a larger company and my response has not been answered.  If there is a piece of metal inside this rib, then the situation might be salvageable, however if it's wood, the whole beam could be rotted.... The search for a deep sea worthy Contessa continues.  I am extremely determined to circumnavigate back home to Boston in support of Lupus research.  So, still looking for a Contessa 26 in Vancouver, BC. Canada.  Thankyou very much for your responses mhall!