How much for standing rigging inspection?

[pitlaw]

I had my 17 year old rigging inspected in July of this year by Hartge Yacht Yard near Deale.. cost was $135, but I was 5 minutes away from their shop.
No visual problems observed and of course that is the limitation of any inspection-the Mark I eyeball. I too have Norseman fittings and researched the
availability of new cones. There are none available as they are no longer manufactured. There is a previous thread on that topic. I think all new rigging and fittings plus labor in that area would be in the 6-7G range.

[Drew13440]

Originally Posted by pitlaw

I too have Norseman fittings and researched the
availability of new cones. There are none available as they are no longer manufactured.

Rigging Only has them, including replacement cones for the older style terminals.

Norseman swageless mechanical wire terminations are availible in eye, turnbuckle stud, fork, t-bar, shroud terminals and insulator configurations at Rigging Only | RiggingOnly.com

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Drew13440

Rigging Only has them, including replacement cones for the older style terminals.

Norseman swageless mechanical wire terminations are availible in eye, turnbuckle stud, fork, t-bar, shroud terminals and insulator configurations at Rigging Only | RiggingOnly.com

Yep, they show cones in stock... IF you wand them for 3/4 inch 1x19 or 5/16 inch 7x7 wire. Others are not available.

Sadly, no one has lept into the breach and made aftermarket cones to support the tens of thousands of Norseman fittings around the world.

NavTech's decision to abandon so many of its customers has relegated them to my "never deal with these bastards" category.

I have some 16 terminals on my boat which will require replacement one day due to their policy. I resent this!

Jim

[kmacdonald]

Sta-Lok made a superior product and Norseman couldn't compete. They did you a favor by dropping their line of swageless fittings.

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by kmacdonald

Sta-Lok made a superior product and Norseman couldn't compete. They did you a favor by dropping their line of swageless fittings.

And imho Hayne is better still, but navtec should have still supported their parts for 10–15 years.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by kmacdonald

Sta-Lok made a superior product and Norseman couldn't compete. They did you a favor by dropping their line of swageless fittings.

I happen to agree that Sta-Loks, Haynes and SeaRig terminals are better than Norsemans. However, I can not see how NavTech did me a favour, being that those Norseman fittings have held my mast up for 27 years and well over 100,000 miles now, and I'd like to be able to reuse the terminals again when wires need replacing.

Jim

[bensolomon]

I have a1990 Hunter legend 37.5. Rather than do a visual inspection, I had Haven Harbour in Rock Hall take the mast down and inspect all shrouds and stays, connections and rewire the mast wires and put a LED tricolor/anchor light. I did not replace anything any of the rigging. There were no frayed wires or broken connectors. This cost $3500. Most of the expense was rewiring the electrical wires up the mast. Due to chafe inside the mast from the halyards, the electrical wires were exposed and were causing shorts.

[Joli]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

NavTech's decision to abandon so many of its customers has relegated them to my "never deal with these bastards" category.

Jim

And that's why they (Navtek) are bankrupt and gone....
But you can switch to Hayn.
Hi-MOD Fittings by Hayn Marine

[kmacdonald]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

I happen to agree that Sta-Loks, Haynes and SeaRig terminals are better than Norsemans. However, I can not see how NavTech did me a favour, being that those Norseman fittings have held my mast up for 27 years and well over 100,000 miles now, and I'd like to be able to reuse the terminals again when wires need replacing.

Jim

I'm not so sure I'd reuse 27 year old fittings with 100,000 miles on them. You got your moneys worth out of them.

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by kmacdonald

I'm not so sure I'd reuse 27 year old fittings with 100,000 miles on them. You got your moneys worth out of them.

I bet that you would have said the same thing at 50,000 miles...

We did have one of the T-ball extensions on a lower shroud crack last year, reported here on CF. T-balls are notorious for t his, and I replaced all of them.

But the terminals themselves seem pretty bullet proof, and can be inspected for cracking. Failures of the terminals have not come to my attention. There were some counterfeit Norseman fittings around a few years back. We met a German boat that had lots of them, and they were all cracking visibly... but none had failed catastrophically... he was replacing them none the less, and I would have as well.

We will see what is available w hen the time for wire replacement comes in a few years.

Jim

[kmacdonald]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

I bet that you would have said the same thing at 50,000 miles...

We did have one of the T-ball extensions on a lower shroud crack last year, reported here on CF. T-balls are notorious for t his, and I replaced all of them.

I think I would have also and I don't suggest replacing rigging at 10 or 15 years either. Maybe at 20 or 25 years for a lightly used boat which covers most of them.
Yep, t-bars are notorious for breaking. I replaced the lower shrouds on my Capri that had them with toggle jaw fittings. The attachment point on the mast wasn't even designed for t-bar fittings. There were reports of several boats losing their mast because of this. I know, it's a Catalina.

[FutureStories]

A rig inspection is priceless if it saves your life!

East Coast Riggers are right on site @HHN. They’re not too far out right now either. However they’re not allowed to climb the mast on the hard.

Recent estimates on similar sized boats were about $5,000 for materials and labor.

They’ll also cut rigging to specs for you if you want to DIY by doing a little at a time.