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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-02-2017, 00:25
Replies: 52
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Posted By moniia
Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

I'm not sure about Australia, I found two after quick look online, one on my side of the pond
141568
And one the other:
141569

I would ask at Hempel's directly - they should know the situation...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 19-02-2017, 00:20
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Thank you for a good word, didn't have any problems so far :)
But I see you didn't read it fully - in harsh conditions sails go down in size (believe me, changing them on the FURLERS is very...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-02-2017, 06:38
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Don't care about insurers, they don't want to look at my boat anyway ;) and I prefer to keep the money
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-02-2017, 01:38
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Oh, I probably need to do some explaining... Marconi cutter with pretty tall mast is which one by you? Modern or old? (It is 40 years since it was built... But I doubt it differs a lot from one built...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-02-2017, 14:55
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Was already said in above posts. Galvanised steel gives you plenty of warning before giving up. Stainless rarely so.
Galvanised steel is actually stronger then stainless- for example on my boat I...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-02-2017, 12:59
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

It is really not about the cost...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-02-2017, 12:58
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Re: Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Taking into account a starting price of my boat, it is not possible to degrade it at all by choice of rigging :D

Ferrocement hull does it already - and somehow I'm not bothered by that factor...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-02-2017, 12:45
Replies: 52
Views: 16,955
Posted By moniia
Galvanized or Stainless Steel Rigging?

Yuppie!! How nice is to see people who actually say galvanised is ok. When I put mine couple of years back I was almost sunk by comments of negative spice ;)

Really happy with that rigging mind...
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