Today Dan and Max are over at Driscoll Boat Works re-stepping the mast on “TNT”, a lovely CM 47′. We just completed a level C rig inspection, our most comprehensive inspection, which includes pulling the rig, disassembling all the fittings, inspecting/cleaning/repairing/replacing fittings, spreaders, wire, rod sections, etc. Now that the Read more…
Check this out. We spliced up two new halyard lock strops using FSE Robline’s new Ocean 5000 STS, which is a pre-stretched heat-set Dyneema. The Tylaska snap shackle is clipped to the sail and the stainless bullet locks into place inside the mast. On large race boats the load on Read more…
We are very proud of our recent 5-Star review in Yelp… “I can’t say enough good things about Rigworks. These guys are fantastic. Max inspected my rig on a Friday afternoon and found a significant issue with the top spreader. Despite it being late on a Friday, Robin worked her Read more…
We are happy to have owner Ray Pope back in town after his successful sail to Puerto Vallarta. He raced down on Blue Blazes, the Reichel/Pugh 50 owned and skippered by Dennis Pennell. They were excited to finish first in class (in both elapsed and corrected time) in 4 days, Read more…
Our riggers have been hard at work preparing TP 52 ‘Patches’ for the 32nd annual Puerto Vallarta Race. Over the last few weeks we pulled the rig and replaced the standing rigging. We had the opportunity to sail her on Tuesday to do our final tuning and were blessed with Read more…
Check out the beautiful new vang we just installed on the yacht Brushfire. We used a custom stainless tube on a Hall Spars Quickvang HSI-QV-D, and the results are stunning. The owners have the boat at Driscolls on Shelter Island and are doing a complete overhaul on this classic 51′ Read more…
How would you like to put this jigsaw puzzle together? These are the parts and finished rebuild from a J/165 Navtec Hydraulic Panel (Cam Valve Panel). Rigworks does a lot of hydraulic work, and not only do we know how the parts fit together, we know exactly what they do. Read more…
The hydraulic technicians at Rigworks have been rebuilding these Navtec Titanium M cylinders for a Reichel Pugh 63 race boat. The M cylinders are rated to 7,500 PSI rather than the 5,000 PSI of standard cylinders. This allows a small cylinder to be used to achieve the same pull force Read more…
It might be raining like crazy in San Diego this week, but our riggers are still hard at work. Stuck in the shop, they are splicing line and working on running rigging.
2015 was a busy year at Rigworks. One of our favorite projects was the retrofit of Gunboat ‘Chim Chim’. Work included Southern Spars K49 standing rigging, a Karver top down spinnaker furler, new running rigging, and a variety of deck hardware including Harken electric winches. Isn’t she a beauty!