[C320-list] Remove mast to replace rigging?

[Rod Boer]

Larry,
Thanks for information and the  advice.  I will contact a surveyor of boats
in our area and get his opinion.
Rod

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From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Larry Frank
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:36 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Remove mast to replace rigging?

Rod,

I replaced my current rigging in a graduated approach so some is now 14
years old and everything is at least 10 years old.  All the rigging was
replaced (but not at the same time) before I did a race across the Gulf of
Mexico from Texas to Vericruz MX in 2006.  WindSwept is a 1995 model.

How long rigging lasts is a question much like what anchor do you prefer.
The best accepted wisdom here in a warm salt water climate is that the first
10 years should be trouble free.  After that rigging needs to be watched
closely.  

My suggestion is to talk to surveyors (not riggers) in your area and see
what they recommend regarding rigging life.

Larry
C320 #246

On 6/23/15, 11:36 AM, "Rod Boer" <rod.boer1 at verizon.net> wrote:

>Hi Larry,
>How much time do you have on the current rigging?  Is this the first 
>time you replaced it? As I recall you sail in the ocean.  I sail on the 
>Chesapeake Bay, about 40 miles from the top which is fed by the 
>Susquehanna River which is fresh water.  There is about 180 miles from 
>where I sail to the bottom where the tides from the Atlantic enter the 
>bay.  I don't experience rust marks on any of the SS unless I sail much 
>closer to the bottom of the bay.  I am trying to get a sense of when I 
>should consider replacing the rigging.
>Rod Boer, Odyssey #688
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On 
>Behalf Of Larry Frank
>Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 9:48 PM
>To: 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
>
>