I am Stuck on Standing Rigging

[lillia28]

Call Catalina. They are very supportive of the C 30 community, and I suspect they might have done some cocktail napkin type calculations on what standing rigging sizes should be. I second or third the Rigger's Apprentice suggestion. Rigging is a system, and making one part of the system bigger most likely leads to imbalance not greater system strength.

 

[Hayden Watson]

You also have the choice of different grades of wire.

1/4" 316 SS 1x19 wire rope, minimum break strength 6900lbs, $2.00/ft
1/4" 304 SS 1x19 wire rope, minimum break strength 8200lbs, $1.57/ft
1/4" Nitronic 50 rod rigging, minimum break strength 10300lbs, ?$/ft

 

[reprieve]

Whoa! I'll be researching this!!!

 

[Jackdaw]

The max strain/load that your rig can ever be at is at a point well known to the designers. And they size the rigging accordingly. There’s no reason to upsize. Just maintain it and you’ll be fine.

Stick to SS. PBO is a needless and unnecessary expense on the Catalina 30.