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    • #67914
      Anonymous

      Hi All -I believe Navasana’s standing rigging is original 30yr old SS. As so would be outside standard service life. Although it currently works fine I am reluctant to head offshore with it.Anyone out there recently replace all wire and hardware that can let me know roughly what it cost for the job? Also any suggestions for riggers in the southern Maine / NH area that you would recommend / call for quotes?Thanks – Eric    

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    • #74893
      Hull152_Patrick
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      I am having Port Townsend Rigging do all of my new wire. I’ll let you know
      the exact total within the week. If you like there price they may be
      willing to make you a copy.
      There estimate was at least 30% cheaper than the yard and they were WAY
      more helpful.

      I’ll send all the info when I get the bill.

      -p

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    • #74894
      RichCarter
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      Eric
      I had mine replaced a few years ago by Northeast Rigging. They are near Boston, but for a large job I’m sure they would drive to ME. They do nice work and they are cost competitive. Price depends on what you have done. I replaced my roller furling and the standing wire. I went to Norseman fittings and went up a size on most stays.

      http://www.nerigging.com/

      Regards
      Rich – BlackSheep


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    • #74896
      john stevenson
      Participant

      Eric,
      I had all of my main mast standing rigging (wire and turnbuckles) replaced
      by Zahniser’s Boatyard in Solomons, MD in 2007. I had other stuff on the
      yard bill so I don’t remember the cost of the rigging work but I know it
      was over $6K. Used Sta-Loks on the lower terminals and turnbuckles. Swaged
      fittings on the upper ends.
      If you have off-shore plans I think it is more than prudent to replace the
      original rigging. I thought about replacing mine while in Europe, but
      talked myself into just having a rigger survey the boat. He, of course,
      recommended replacement, but said he could not find any problems or defects
      in the rigging. So I sailed back to the Chesapeake Bay with the same
      rigging. A few weeks later I was walking around the deck, checking things
      and found several broken wires on one of the lower forward shrouds. Glad I
      didn’t see that while we were at sea, it would have taken a lot of the
      pleasure out of a fun passage.

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      I had mine replaced a few years ago by Northeast Rigging. They are near
      Boston, but for a large job I’m sure they would drive to ME. They do nice
      work and they are cost competitive. Price depends on what you have done. I
      replaced my roller furling and the standing wire. I went to Norseman
      fittings and went up a size on most stays.

      http://www.nerigging.com/

      Regards
      Rich – BlackSheep


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    • #74897
      hanks424
      Participant

      Don’t forget to carefully inspect your chainplates. If yours are original they most-likely should be replaced. Hank S. Shay #80

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    • #74900
      Syringa
      Participant

      I replaced all my standing rigging myself. I ordered it from Rigging Only http://www.riggingonly.com/ I had them swage the uppers and I put on Hi-mod fittings on the lowers. It took me about a week to complete the job. Cost for both Mizzin and Main Mast was $1,949.52

    • #74901
      Anonymous

      Don – Thanks, I just spoke to them and will haul all my old bits doen to them.
      Did you replace the forstay and triatic stay too?
      Eric

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    • #74902
      Syringa
      Participant

      I found some cracking on the upper swages last spring (all lowers looked good) so I replaced the follwing: All side wires, swages, pins, turnbuckels, & jaws. I did not replace the forstay or backstay (the backstay was gone over when the SSB was installed, and the forstay was replaced when the Profurl was added.) One of the backstay swages is rusty and I will replace it before I head north the spring. I gave the triatic a good look over and it’s ok for now. (I did replace the triatic pins two or three years ago).

    • #74903
      Anonymous

      Eric,

      With a good Scandinavian name like that, you deserve a good answer. You’re
      absolutely right that 30-year-old standing rigging is way, way overdue for
      replacement – at least 15 years overdue, especially if you’re heading
      offshore. To my knowledge, the least expensive way to re-rig with top
      quality materials is still through Rigging Only (http://www.riggingonly.com) in
      Fairhaven, Mass. Figure $5-6k for new wire cut to length, with swaged upper
      fittings and Sta-Lok lower fittings (that’s the smart way to go – even they
      recommend it) pre-installed at their shop by pro’s, plus turnbuckles, clevis
      pins, toggles, Sta-Lok backstay insulators (shop-installed) for Ham or SSB,
      etc, etc. That price should also include all new lifelines, which (if
      they’re original on your boat) you really want to replace. I mean, they are
      LIFE lines.

      Rigging Only will provide you with detailed instructions regarding how to
      give them the exact, pin-to-pin measurements they need. Then they ship you
      the rigging all made up, ready to install right down to the cotter pins. You
      can then pay a yard $90/hour to pin it on for you if you’re rich & lazy, or
      just do it yourself. It’s straightforward even for a neophyte, and the guys
      at Rigging Only will walk you through anything you don’t understand by
      phone. (BTW, I upsized my mizzen wires to 1/4″. The other wire dimensions
      are already beefy enough for offshore cruising.)

      Good luck.

      Reef early,

      Tor
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    • #74904
      Hull152_Patrick
      Spectator

      I spent $4300 for my new rigging not including the new forestay, which I
      don’t have yet, because we just measured it today. I’ll share my full
      invoice when I have the final total. This was for swaged fittings all
      around with some sta-loks and isolators for my SSB. I also expect to have
      one staylock in my forestay as well so I can thread the bare wire through
      the foil.

      I’ll share my full invoice when I have the final total and you can see the
      full parts list.

      -p

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    • #74940
      Anonymous

      Thanks all; for the feedback on standing rig replacent for Navasana .
      I am considering 2 options – replacing with all new SS or using Colligo Marine’s system of synthetic rigging. I am enamored with the apparent Independence of a fully lashed system vs mechanical.
      Eric

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    • #74941
      madsailor
      Moderator

      Hey, Eric,

      I was going to bring all sorts of cable along with me as emergency rigging
      on my cruise, but settled instead with 3/8″ Amsteel for the big rigging (not
      forestay or backstay) and 1/4″ for the other stuff. Same working strength
      as steel, less stretch and is super easy to rig and put eyes in.

      Bob

      On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Eric Lorentzon <> wrote:

      Thanks all; for the feedback on standing rig replacent for Navasana .
      I am considering 2 options – replacing with all new SS or using Colligo
      Marine’s system of synthetic rigging. I am enamored with the apparent
      Independence of a fully lashed system vs mechanical.
      Eric

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