SouthPark
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I am having the standing rigging replaced on my '89 Moody 376. It's the original rigging so 16 years old and I plan to take it across Biscay next year so I want to feel confident that my mast is going to stay up.
Anyway, the original rigging has plastic tubes on the stays and boots on the bottle screws. The rigger tut-tutted at the plastic boots and seemed to think they were a very bad idea. I recall reading that they can encourage corrosion and that they hide damage - so I think I understand why he's not keen on them. I have just received his detailed quote and it doesn't include either tubing or boots. Is the tubing a bad idea too? It seems likely to considerably prolong the life of the sails - but is it bad for the rigging in some way?
I've tried searching the forums and Googling but didn't get anything useful.
Opinions?
Southy
Anyway, the original rigging has plastic tubes on the stays and boots on the bottle screws. The rigger tut-tutted at the plastic boots and seemed to think they were a very bad idea. I recall reading that they can encourage corrosion and that they hide damage - so I think I understand why he's not keen on them. I have just received his detailed quote and it doesn't include either tubing or boots. Is the tubing a bad idea too? It seems likely to considerably prolong the life of the sails - but is it bad for the rigging in some way?
I've tried searching the forums and Googling but didn't get anything useful.
Opinions?
Southy