Ball park number for rigging replacement

[Paul J. Nolan]

Regarding Rod rigging: I am not persuaded by the argument that other boats have it. Many other boats have steering wheels, jib furlers, and electric winches, none of which I would have aboard. My philosophy is the simpler, the better. I will be the first to admit my attitudes were formed many years ago when rod was very much a new thing and there were a lot of failures. Maybe today it is more reliable. But, like the fellow said in Casino, why take a chance?

Paul

[davewtsnape]

Don't forget you'll probably have to replace it all again in 10 years as well.
But as someone said, ask a rigger. They will be only too ready to talk about it. It depends what you need to replace. Just replaced standing rigging and furler, but not deck fittings or spreaders, on a 37' Moody for under £6k. A rigger will be able to assess the state of deck fittings and spars, identify cracks etc. and also tension the rig correctly.

[Cheechako]

Ballpark, certainly less than $2000.... assume you do some of the work. 1/4" wire is less than $1 a foot.

[lateral]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

Ballpark, certainly less than $2000.... assume you do some of the work. 1/4" wire is less than $1 a foot.

Just did mine myself. All new 7mm wire, screws, swageless fittings & restepped mast under $2500NZ. ($1500 US)
KZ Marine Group - Home
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[Stonefloat]

Just had all new rigging for 40' cutter, at riggingonly.com . Had swaged toggles on the top and sta-lok lowers.
(11 wires in all ) total for 3/8 wire , all swages & all sta-loks came to
$3700 . Fast turnaround too 😀
Cheers, Stonefloat .


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[neilpride]

Could be between 2000 and 5000$ , if you include more info like, double spreader, single spreader, continuous , discontinuos, wire size, terminals used etc....

[oldragbaggers]

We are replacing all rigging on our Cape Dory 33, including turnbuckles, is being done by a rigger, $2500, plus another $3300 for a new Harken roller furling unit. It ain't cheap!!

[Capt Gary]

Standing rigging (wire, not rod) on a 39 ft Pearson with all turnbuckles ran about $5,000 3 years ago in CT.

[Sailing Scooter]

Endurance 38. Cutter rigged, 2 backstays.. 12 stays in all at 8-10mm on a 14m mast..Professionally replaced in Perth West Oz $8000AUD

[akprb]

Doing our standing rigging now, 3,500 on Hunter 40.5. Running rigging about a grand.

[waltdrechsler]

I will never purchase another boat without having a rigger go aloft. This one just bit me hard and i know better. Newer boat, sailed very lightly, had sat for the last 2 years, lightly used. Maintenance was a bit suspect. I got in a hurry on the survey and did not have a rigger go up. After purchase my rigger went aloft...... Somewhere along the line we suspect the boat hit something with the the front stay and buckled the mast below the mast head.

No ones fault but my own. Cover your backside! It can get expensive quickly.

[On Reflection]

It cost me about $6K to have my Beneteau 37' rerigged in October. That included replacing every block and wheel in the mast and boom and replacing every bolt and turnbuckle. I can't recommend Cammeray Marina's David James enough. Not much use to you if you aren't in Sydney, however.

[frozenhawaiian]

I assume you're talking about standing rigging. don't automatically assume the rigging is bad. inspect it, or have a professional look at it, it may be fine.

[On Reflection]

Check your insurance policy. Most policies require the standing rigging to be replaced every 10 years. BTW Rod Rigging is the devil's work.