Anybody out there replaced standing rigging on 35.5 Legend to tell me the approximate cost. Much appreciated. Thank you.
35.5 Legend standing rigging replacement
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You can look at your rigging dimensions, or measure them and multiply by the cost/foot of the proper size of 7X19 wire to get a price for the wire. Swage quotes are available. Same for studs and turnbuckles. Sailboat Owners.Com does rigging and maybe they can quote. You really need professional swaging unless you have a press or access to one. The Norseman and other swageless terminals are good but expensive.
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- Oct 22, 2014
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I chose a mixed plan for the refit of my Cal 35 Cruiser standing rigging. Swaged fittings at the top of the mast and Hi-Mod fittings at the deck level
The primary weakness of swage fittings occurs at the bottom of the stay. The swage if not perfect is facing up and acts as a cup to capture water flowing down the stay. The moisture has no way to escape the swage and overtime erodes the cable holding up the mast. We see the first signs of this erosion as single strands breaking at or near the swage. Forming what sailors call meat hooks that leave a mark on a crew who ventures too close to the shroud moving about the boat. By the time these appear the mast standing rigging is seriously compromised.
The swage-less fittings are primarily made by three companies. They are known by names - Hi-Mod, Norseman, and Stay-Lok. This article in the 2015 Practical Sailor gives a good overview of swage-less fittings.
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The primary weakness of swage fittings occurs at the bottom of the stay. The swage if not perfect is facing up and acts as a cup to capture water flowing down the stay. The moisture has no way to escape the swage and overtime erodes the cable holding up the mast. We see the first signs of this erosion as single strands breaking at or near the swage. Forming what sailors call meat hooks that leave a mark on a crew who ventures too close to the shroud moving about the boat. By the time these appear the mast standing rigging is seriously compromised.
The swage-less fittings are primarily made by three companies. They are known by names - Hi-Mod, Norseman, and Stay-Lok. This article in the 2015 Practical Sailor gives a good overview of swage-less fittings.
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I pulled the mast $300 Had a rigger inspection and replaced 3 stays Headstay 10 year old 2 upper sides of unknown age and replaced all led lighting and new vhf antenna for maybe $1500 with mast back up. O and replaced all shives too. Also. My brother laughed when I text him a picture with "I waxed my mast" . But did that too
