Hi SBO friends,
Some of you may recall my going on 8 year quest to find a rigging professional in the LA / San Pedro/ Long Beach area. My quest continues.
I am sitting outside a well known local boat yard in Long Beach presently. I just captained the boat over this morning to have it hauled and the bottom paint done. For over a monthahead of time, I’ve tried to coordinate with the office here to also get the standing rigging done at the same time.
I was disappointed and very not shocked to learn that their rigging contractor, a well know rigger in this part of the world, decided this morning that he can’t do the work here in the boat yard and instead wants to do it “in slip” which is a story I have heard from him for years now.
The ball park quote to do that work is in the $3200 range for my 25’ sloop with uncomplicated wire rope rigging.
Question for you all - if I get a long ladder and am sufficiently careful, can I just do this myself in the slip?
I am giving up on so called professional riggers in this area. I am cursed somehow.
Thanks in advance for your input.
Some of you may recall my going on 8 year quest to find a rigging professional in the LA / San Pedro/ Long Beach area. My quest continues.
I am sitting outside a well known local boat yard in Long Beach presently. I just captained the boat over this morning to have it hauled and the bottom paint done. For over a monthahead of time, I’ve tried to coordinate with the office here to also get the standing rigging done at the same time.
I was disappointed and very not shocked to learn that their rigging contractor, a well know rigger in this part of the world, decided this morning that he can’t do the work here in the boat yard and instead wants to do it “in slip” which is a story I have heard from him for years now.
The ball park quote to do that work is in the $3200 range for my 25’ sloop with uncomplicated wire rope rigging.
Question for you all - if I get a long ladder and am sufficiently careful, can I just do this myself in the slip?
I am giving up on so called professional riggers in this area. I am cursed somehow.
Thanks in advance for your input.