Dressing for standing rigging

[Gordonmc]

Recipe required.

The boat is coming ashore for the first time in nearly three years at the end of March. One job on the list is to dress the galvanised standing rigging and instead of using waxoil as up to now, I'd like to use stockholm tar and linseed oil.
What is the recipe and, specifically, is it boiled or raw linseed?
Any tips for future application? I was thinking of using a halyard to run a soaked cloth up and down a few times on each stay.

Pointers greatfully received.

 

[mrswigglestick]

Not sure about recipes involving linseed (I'm sure someone will have one) but I use 3 parts stockholm tar to 2 parts of black paint or varnish (preferably matt/satin). The squarerigger I used to belong to liked to add a splash of paint driers (terebene was the product name but don't know if you can get that in this part of the world?) to the same brew. Takes a couple of weeks to get anything like dry, but once dry on the surface it lasted well. The best way I know to apply the stuff is to put on a rubber glove and put a nice thick old sock over the top. Dunk your hand in the pot and wipe it on the rigging; you can can get it into the lay of the wire nicely without dripping too much; does mean you need to get aloft to do the job but I find it only needs one coat for the season. Also it's nice to mix the brew up as long as possible before it's wanted- it seems to mature!

 

[Mirelle]

My linseed oil recipe:

You use "boiled oil" - this is most important, as "raw" linseed oil never "goes off"!

Add a good dollop of Stockholm tar, and the end of a can of varnish. The only purpose of the varnish is to encourage the mixture to "go off", as I've never been able to buy terebene driers in this country and the varnish has some in - besides, one always ends up with the end of a tin which is not fit to use on good brightwork and this uses it up.

Proportions don't matter much. Say 5:2:2

If the rigging can be stretched out horizontal in a shed this is ideal; otherwise do the best you can but keep it off the ground as it picks up dirt until it dries.

Separate mixture for servings - half stockholm tar, half old varnish.

Wipe the rigging over first with white spirit on a rag to get the grime off.

One coating does for a season but see if you can get several coats on.

 

[D_H_Grainger]

The recipe I use is:-

1 part Stockholm Tar
1 part Black Bitumastic Paint
1 part White Spirit

The white spirit makes it very liquid, helps penetration and encourages it to dry (which it normally does in about 4-5days or so depending on the conditions). I have applied it by dipping, but now string up the shrouds and use an old brush and a rag soaked in the blacking. This mixture has always been successful except in one instance (very poor galvanising)

Incidentally, I believe that our Lords and Masters in the E.U. are shortly going to ban Stockholm Tar, so what will we do then?

 

[old_salt]

Apparently it will be available to the equine trade for horses, so may be found at a saddlery or farm supply's.
But like the swindlers anything horsey is silly money.