[C320-list] Remove mast to replace rigging?

[tharrison at innovations-plus.com]

Ouch - I take my mast down every fall and up in the spring. Club has a member mast crane that we all use. 

The marina across the way charges less than 175 to take down. 

Ted 
Hull 424 

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> On Jun 23, 2015, at 7:32 PM, "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:
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> Seven years ago I paid something like $3000 plus $200 yard fee for the mast up & down. Since I rarely need to take my mast down (& instead have a periodic inspection every few years), I saved enough money to cover the cost of the new rigging.  The rigger did all of the work and reused all of the existing turnbuckles except for two new backstay turnbuckles. The price including all new wire rigging with a stronger split backstay and the accompanying stronger turnbuckles. I retained all of the old rigging which may still may be useful up here on Lake Erie, less the  upper fitting for the forestay that had to be cut off. The roller furler foil did not have to be disassembled when the rigger could simply thread the new wire in the foil and swage the fitting at the yard with his portable hydraulic tool. You may want to contact the Catalina factory to learn if they  have rigging on the shelf or will make replacement rigging at a competitive price for your 320. 
> Rick
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of jimc320 at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:47 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Remove mast to replace rigging?
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> Does anyone have an estimate for the cost of replacing the rigging?
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> Thanks
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> 
> Jim Mills, 209
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Nye <arnye170 at btinternet.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Tue, Jun 23, 2015 3:05 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Remove mast to replace rigging?
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> Hi.Larry.
> We have recently had new standing rigging for scallywag #450. Our rigger advised taking the mad down too. Good opportunity to check mast fittings etc..
> Tony Nye
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Larry Frank"
> <WindSwept at stx.rr.com>
> Sent: ‎23/‎06/‎2015 02:48
> To:
> "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: [C320-list]
> Remove mast to replace rigging?
> 
> I am planning on replacing all of the
> standing rigging on WindSwept
> C320#246.  My normal rigger said he would have to drop the mast because replacement of one of the lowers (don¹t remember if it was the for or aft) and the intermediates would require removing the spreaders.
> I consulted a
> second rigger by phone and he confirmed that this could be the case.  What is your experience?
> 
> Larry
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