Hi nate83, is the age of the standing rig is unknown ?
If that is the case , my suggestion is to replace the lot . Even if it is only one shroud that is the drama at the moment.

cheers

I am on the other side of the continent to you so can't give any advice on reliable repairers over your way sorry.

But having just been through the process of replacing my own standing rigging everything I learned or heard from the guy I had do mine and from the very helpful people on this site would suggest that if it is only 5 years old you should be right. General rule is that it should be good for 7-10 years. It's worth checking your insurance as there may be a clause relating to having it replaced at the 7 year mark. If it is not and the mast comes down you may not be covered.

I would certainly be giveing all the remaining pins etc a very close inspection.

www.taskers.com.au/

I'm doing the same at the moment.

Rig is off, and all stays will be replaced.

It seems a busy time at the moment, riggers are taking ages to get back with a price.

any recommendations in Melb area?

Go see the guys at Boating Hardware, call them on 9337 9900. They are in O'Connor just outside Freo.

I worked there for 4 years and they are a great bunch of guys who support the local fleets and yacht clibs, from Peli's to Offshore.

If one is cracked have a very good look at the others.

Tell them Ben sent you and he said you can get T2 (trade price) :)

rumblefish said...

Go see the guys at Boating Hardware, call them on 9337 9900. They are in O'Connor just outside Freo.

I worked there for 4 years and they are a great bunch of guys who support the local fleets and yacht clibs, from Peli's to Offshore.

If one is cracked have a very good look at the others.

Tell them Ben sent you and he said you can get T2 (trade price) :)

That is a big call Ben, how would you like to be in Chris or the other staffs shoes when they have someone they dont know walk in and say "BEN said I can have the trade price."
How is life going in Tassie?

Looks like the consensus is that you should just bite the bullet and replace the lot Nathan. Easier for those of us that aren't handing over the cash to say.
When I did my rigging recently I found a rigger that was quite sympathetic to my pauper status and he was happy for me to do as much of the work myself as I could. He assisted me to pull the mast out, then was happy to leave me to remove the old rigging. He cut and swaged the new wires and would have been happy for me to put them back on the mast myself but time pressures meant I used his assistance for that also.
I guess what I am saying is, have a chat to your rigger. You may find that you can redeuce the price of the job down to the materials and the labour time it takes to press the new wires if you can handel the rest yourself.