Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,114
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications.
Has the factory's customer service department been of any help? Usually a boat will come with a tech sheet as part of the owner's package.
 

Joe

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Jun 1, 2004
8,114
Catalina 27 Mission Bay, San Diego
I have Owner's Manual only.
Bummer. But you also might try some of the better known rigging companies online, like Rig-Rite and Rigging Only, Like sailmakers, they might maintain a database of rigging info for productions boats. Worth a try. I rarely like to say negative things about vendors.... so I won't comment on Beneteau customer service..... whereas I can say that my experience with Catalina over the past 25 years has been pretty darn good. My point here is that the builder is still in business, he still has a network of dealers worldwide, he will most likely have at the very least, archived technical information on the vessels he's produced and sold over the years...... and most importantly he should be keenly interested in maintaining a customer oriented reputation. In other words, Beneteau has the data on your boat. So.... even though they may not answer the phone right away, or respond promptly to your emails and texts, at some point in time you should be able to contact someone at Beneteau that will help. It's just too bad that you have to reach out to the general public sailing community for information that should be easily accessed with a lap top, a phone call or text to a dealer or the company itself. Good Luck.
 

NYSail

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Jan 6, 2006
3,118
Beneteau 423 Mt. Sinai, NY
my owners manual for my 423 has all the specs for the rigging.... Blue 3 ring binder. there is a 473 google group