We are always happy to provide estimates to replace your standing rigging and can give you a very accurate quote for the rigging itself (forestay, backstay, shrouds, etc.), but it is often difficult to anticipate issues that we will encounter once we pull a mast. These spreaders looked good to Read more…
You can’t make this stuff up… We are ‘all hands on deck’ to get this rig finished and a bird tramps through the freshly laid gelcoat. Sigh. Footprints everywhere! This is a day in the life of our riggers.
A one/two day Safety At Sea Seminar is being offered at San Diego Yacht Club on Jan 26 & 27, 2019. This course meets off-shore racing requirements and, more important, may save your life! Click this link for more information: http://www.sailaweighllc.com/product…/safety-at-sea-seminar/
Santa brought new uni-directional SK99 backstay & forestay strops from Gottifredi Maffioli! Gottifredi Maffioli, based in Italy, manufactures a wide range of high quality ropes, braids, twines and twisted yarns made of high tenacity synthetic fibres. Rigworks is proud to offer Maffioli rope here in our store. We can Read more…
Question – When should I replace my standing rigging? From the Rigger – According to industry standards, the anticipated lifespan for stainless steel rigging is 10-12 years for wire and 15-20 years for rod. Of course, a number of factors affect a rig’s lifespan including load, sailing conditions, mileage sailed, Read more…
Have you heard? …Rigworks owner Ray Pope is selling his Soverel 33 ‘Waterworks’ for an amazing price. And given what we do for a living, you can be sure that the rig is in GREAT condition. This boat is race ready and has been maintained to the highest standards, including Read more…
Our last ‘Ask the Rigger’ about going aloft generated a lot of interest in our Falls Systems, the hardware we use to pull ourselves up a mast. Here is a picture of a system that we just made for one of our customers. These systems are custom-made to the dimensions Read more…
Question: How do you get to the top of the mast? From the Rigger: It is amazing how often we get this question. One of the realities that keeps us busy is that most people don’t feel comfortable hoisting themselves up a mast to retrieve a halyard, mount a wind Read more…
Check out the new Beneteau 44.7 mast that just arrived from Sparcraft in North Carolina. With limited supply and high demand for masts in the United States, we have waited quite awhile for this beautiful 68′ tall rig. Thank you to the team at Sparcraft who built it for us Read more…