[C320-list] Standing rigging

[jackbrennan]

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  On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Michael Leschisin<mleschisin at imagestudios.com> wrote:   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:
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> 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
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