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Checklist for a mid-season (or any time) inspection of your standing and running rigging. Wood says "Two sailors should be able to complete a rig and deck inspection on an average sloop in an hour or two."
[SailNet, 1 June 2004]
Account of the author′s rerigging project with comments on hardware choices. He wonders if, when you look at the hidden costs, it might be cheaper to hire a rigger. Tips on using Norseman swageless fitting are included..
[Good Old Boat, September 1999]
Primer on the types and characteristics of stainless, how they can degrade and how to maintain and inspect them.
[Mike Quill Yacht Rigging Ltd., St. Catharines, ON, Canada]
Silicone sealant, recommended by some swageless fitting makers, can accelerate corrosion. Here′s an alternative.
[landlpardey.com, November 2000]
E-mail services make single-sideband radio popular but it′s hard to retrofit a good ground in many boats. One solution is a loop antenna using twin backstays. How to install the antenna on sloops and two-mast rigs. Photos and diagrams in print version.
[Ocean Navigator, July 2003]
In tough conditions, surveyors recommend that rigging be replaced every 10 years. The author discusses the common sources of failure. Includes SaillNet′s 14-point checklist for inspecting and maintaining standing rigging.
[SailNet, 17 August 2002]
How to replace standing rigging without unstepping the mast, one stay at a time, including measuring, assembling Sta-Lok terminals, getting the proper spreader angles, keeping steel and aluminum apart, with safety tips for going aloft.
[SailNet, 16 December 2002]
Sheets and headsails can chafe badly on your shrouds and cutter stay unless you provide protection. Here are directions for making attractive rollers from half-round wood moldings. The results can speed your tacks as well.
[SailNet, 30 June 2003]
Detailed inspection checklist for mast, stays, spreaders, and deck-level hardware.
[Torresen Marine, Inc., Muskegon, MI, USA]
Illustrated steps for removing your mast using a temporary mast alongside as a crane.
[LS Boats, Waukegan, IL, USA]
On this design I get an angle of 16.5 degrees from the genoa tackpoint to the chainplate. This is too wide for good pointing ability. I prefer to see this angle at 12.5 degrees.
Bob Perry, yacht designer
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