[C320-list] Standing rigging

[Gene Gammon]

Hi Michael,

In case you want new standing rigging the company that made the rigging for most of the production sailboat builders in the SE is Seco South.  https://www.secosouth.com/
Usually lots less than any local rigging company.

I have used them for many years for new boats, refurbishing, and they also did my lifelines.



Gene Gammon, Capt.

727-644-8009

www.gcyachts.com<http://www.gcyachts.com>


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From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of Michael Leschisin <mleschisin at imagestudios.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 2:48 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Standing rigging

Hey Jack,

Thanks for the info on the rigging.

Here on the Great Lakes we’re salt free and the season is quite a bit shorter but I’ve been contemplating when to pull the trigger on a rerig (an ounce of prevention and all that…..)
Did you replace all of your standing rigging and what did it run you?

Thanks for the help!


Michael Leschisin
#995, Wild Blue Yonder
Menominee, MI

> On Dec 5, 2018, at 1:20 PM, John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> A Gentle reminder for those of you putting off new standing rigging on your aging 320. I just had my new-to-me 1998 320 rerigged. The standing rigging was original, but the boat had been lightly used, so I expected it be in decent shape.
>
> Well, the backstay had EIGHT broken strands, and several of the shrouds were deteriorating as well. Oddly, the broken strands were not by the swages, but elsewhere in the wire.
>
> Admittedly, this is in Florida, a little north of the subtropical zone, but fair warning. Losing a stay can bring down your rig. A couple of thousand dollars for new rigging is cheap insurance against a disaster.
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalia 320, no. 528
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Florida
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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