Star-Lord
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Where to go for the cheapest standing rigging on the south coast?
Cheapest standing rigging?
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Sea Change
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I've never been able to beat Z-Spars, mail order rigging.
Star-Lord
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I’m not very handy! The mast also needs to come out for work. But I will look into it. Thx.
ash2020
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Once the mast is down, replacing the rigging is the simplest of jobs.
DoubleEnder
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Ask Medway Sling | Lifting Equipment & Manufacturing Specialist for a quote. You can send your old rigging to use as patterns. very fast and competitive, I used them several times as did friends.
Sea Change
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Last time I replaced my rigging, I did one stay at a time with the mast up. But I would describe myself as reasonably handy.
geem
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Me to. All done at anchor apart from the forestay. We took each wire to the shore.
fredrussell
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Deffo. Bought mine from them last year - 31ft twin spreader rig: £800 including a peculiar plastic covered forestay.
Gixer
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Barry's rigging in Emsworth is worth a call. He did me proud.
Cerebus
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If the mast is out and you are not handy enough to do the rigging, take all the old rigging off and give to a supplier chosen by you and it will come back at the correct lengths.
Been there done that and given incorrect measurements to supplier (and I thought I was pretty handy).
Been there done that and given incorrect measurements to supplier (and I thought I was pretty handy).
Bobc
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The cheap stuff is often Chinese and could be any old junk. Pay a proper company the proper price for proper rigging.
Tranona
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finding a location to remove the mast is your first task. While as others say there are good sources for making up stays to pattern, if you are not DIY then find a rigger who works from a yard that has its own crane facilities as hiring in a crane is very expensive. The Solent is a big area and there are many riggers. Where are you moored? and what is the boat?
DoubleEnder
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On the Hamble I have used Dave Aldridge, and very satisfied
+44 (0)7981 381297
david_aldridge@hotmail.co.uk
+44 (0)7981 381297
david_aldridge@hotmail.co.uk
webcraft
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I would describe you as very handy.
I got a man to look at mine and reassure me.
- W
Sea Change
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You're just trying to butter me up so that I'll crawl in to another inaccessible corner of your boat
D1bram
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Also looking for reasonable rigging quotes, I'm based in the North East so much less local choice, but I am happy to use mail order.
Has anyone used GS Products to have rigging made up? Seems exceptionally cheap.
Sent an enquiry to Z-Spars
Has anyone used GS Products to have rigging made up? Seems exceptionally cheap.
Sent an enquiry to Z-Spars
Trident
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Not used them for rigging but I did for chain and shackles etc - they operate primarily in the lifting world and thus everything is legally regulated etc (cranes overhead in a built up area have as you'd expect a lot of regs) and they seemed very knowledgable and everything I have bought was as described and with correct MBL etc so I would expect them to be as good with making wrestling rigging - after all they ill have no idea if its on a boat or a crane or a stage and their liability will be huge..
ridgy
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I've had guardrails made up and all sorts of other things from GS and they are my go-to supplier for that sort of thing. However their range of end fittings is limited for standing rigging unfortunately but if you have a simple rig you might be ok. I need to do mine in the next couple of years and I would have liked to have used them.
Blueboatman
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Last boat I did it with mast in. A doddle with fold out mast steps
The boat before that I rerigged using StaLok all round . Once you’ve swallowed the shock at the prices of the fittings , the reel of wire every few years becomes , why, almost reasonable
I would echo the sentiment to follow the supply chain for provenance and reputation, big time . GS or ZSpars then
The boat before that I rerigged using StaLok all round . Once you’ve swallowed the shock at the prices of the fittings , the reel of wire every few years becomes , why, almost reasonable
I would echo the sentiment to follow the supply chain for provenance and reputation, big time . GS or ZSpars then
webcraft
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You're just trying to butter me up so that I'll crawl in to another inaccessible corner of your boat
You know me so well
