Backstay adjusters are a crucial piece of equipment on a sailboat, and there are several types available, including mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. They allow you to adjust the tension on the backstay quickly and easily, providing more precise control Read more…
Disassembling sailboat rigs can be a difficult and frustrating task, especially when the rig was assembled without any anti-corrosive compounds. Many sailboats are put together at the factory without such compounds, making it challenging and costly for owners to dismantle Read more…
Question: My halyard is binding. What’s up? From the Rigger: Most boat owners do not climb their masts regularly, but our riggers spend a lot of time up there. And they often find badly damaged or worn sheaves. Your halyards Read more…
Rigworks would like to encourage you to vote NO on Prop 15. It has a sympathetic title “funding source for public schools” but is in fact an uncontrollable 11.5-billion-dollar property tax hike on CA businesses that are already reeling from Read more…
Some days what we do here at Rigworks is simply an art form. Could this photo be any prettier? That is Rigworks owner Ray Pope up there fiddling with a spreader.
Today we received two lovely compliments from recent customers. At the risk of tooting our own horn, we’d like to share them… The first was a quick hello from a customer cruising in Mexico. We love hearing from our wayfaring Read more…
Sometimes a Rig Inspection catches little things before they turn into big things, like the loose block in this photo. What boat owner wouldn’t appreciate a Rig Inspection for Christmas? Instead of a stressful trip to the mall for another Read more…
Rigworks is a great place for Christmas gifts! New sheets and halyards, deck hardware, gift certificates for Rig Inspections, safety gear including Spinlock Deckvests, rigging knives, gloves, knee pads, headlamps, beacons, and so much more. Rigworks is a jewelry store Read more…
Our riggers just completed the design and installation of this custom traveler on the cabin top of a lovely Hanse 415. In order to fit the bow in the deck, we built custom black delrin support towers and stainless end Read more…
Question: When your riggers talk about standing rigging, they often use terms I don’t recognize. Can you break it down for me? From the Rigger: Let’s play ‘Name that Stay’… Forestay (1 or HS) – The forestay, or headstay, connects Read more…