Forestay snapped,need a rigger

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Can anyone recommend a rigger?

Whilst tightening the backstays, the forestay snapped. It parted with the connection thingy at the end of the forestay which connects it to the bowroller. :( Luckily the furling gear kept the mast up!

Boat is a Bradwell and is a Vivacity 650.

If I am going to have to take it out of the water and get the mast down, would it be worth my while to get all the standing rigging replaced at the same time?

Rigging is at least four years old, if not a lot older as I bought the boat four years ago.

Anyone have any idea what kind of costs I am facing?

Gitane
 
Gitane said:
Can anyone recommend a rigger?

Whilst tightening the backstays, the forestay snapped. It parted with the connection thingy at the end of the forestay which connects it to the bowroller. :( Luckily the furling gear kept the mast up!

Boat is a Bradwell and is a Vivacity 650.

If I am going to have to take it out of the water and get the mast down, would it be worth my while to get all the standing rigging replaced at the same time?

Rigging is at least four years old, if not a lot older as I bought the boat four years ago.

Anyone have any idea what kind of costs I am facing?

Gitane
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300>450 hundred £s
why not diy or strip it yourself & take the wires ect to a rig shop then reassemble yourself.
what make is the furling gear
 
I had my forestay and backstay replaced a couple of months ago by DRS Rigging (Dave Nicholls) 07796 032564 - a Selden trained and very experienced and helpful bloke. Often in Bradwell . Cost me £290.

There was nothing wrong with my rigging but as the mast was down it seemed sensible. I've got the old wire if you want it :)
 
Can you lower the mast yourself? I believe the 650 is the same as the Vivacity 20 which I had and I used to lower the mast myself although with 2 or 3 people it's less nerve wracking.
Alternatively ifyou have enough length of forestay available get a Stalok fitting and fit to the wire. I believe you can get an extended version for just this situation. I'm assuming the original was a Talurit fitting.
 
Try Simon........he's very good, as reasonably priced as it gets and not too far away.
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DIY, I hadn't really thought of that.

I have taken the mast down and stepped it before, even with the boat on the water, so that should not be a problem. So taking the cables to a rigger to make up new ones is certainly an option and probably save me a packet. As most of the bottle screws were are their limits anyway, it is a question of asking for the cables be made an inch or two shorter.

What about the cable mast attachment, are special tools required, or can they easily be removed?

In reply to one of the posts. The furling gear is a Plastimo 608-S or 680-S can't remember which.

I have taken that apart before, and once the mast is down and on the ground, it should be relatively easy to deal with as the gear should simply slide of the forestay once the drum has been removed.

Given the above, is DIY a good idea on what is still quite a small boat, or should a professional rigger still be a better option?

Gitane.
 
Gitane said:
DIY, I hadn't really thought of that.

I have taken the mast down and stepped it before, even with the boat on the water, so that should not be a problem. So taking the cables to a rigger to make up new ones is certainly an option and probably save me a packet. As most of the bottle screws were are their limits anyway, it is a question of asking for the cables be made an inch or two shorter.

What about the cable mast attachment, are special tools required, or can they easily be removed?

In reply to one of the posts. The furling gear is a Plastimo 608-S or 680-S can't remember which.

I have taken that apart before, and once the mast is down and on the ground, it should be relatively easy to deal with as the gear should simply slide of the forestay once the drum has been removed.

Given the above, is DIY a good idea on what is still quite a small boat, or should a professional rigger still be a better option?

Gitane.
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i changed all the rigging on my Co32 & used StayLoc terminals
 
Given the above, is DIY a good idea on what is still quite a small boat, or should a professional rigger still be a better option?
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That all depends on your confidence in your own work and/or your wallet.

I would want to know why it came adrift - the state of the wire or the terminal. I wouldn't use the old wire but getting a rigger to make a new one would be my preference.
 
Morgana said:
I'd add that if one stay has parted, all the others MUST be checked... You can diy, but in this case I'd get a rigger to take a look personally
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I think on balance I agree - if it was only four years old that seems to indicate some kind of issue... I think most people would work on 10 years before thinking about renewing, the fact it broke after 4 may mean you may have a problem with the roller furling for example - could it be causing the stay to twist for example? Halyard wrap? A rigger would help analyse what caused the issue....
 
Thanks for the feedback, still considering a DIY job.

There is some wire on the cross trees which holds the rigging cables to the cross trees.

Does any know if this special type of wire, and if so, where can I get hold of some? I can't seem to find any references to it on the internet.

I will get the mast down and see what the rigging attachment points look like as that will determine whether the rigging wires can be assembled off site by a rigger. If that is possible, than a DIY job might be possible.

Gitane
 
Just had the same problem on our Hunter Horizon 21 - had a local chap make up a new forestay , which cost less than a £100 - unfortunately by the time we had the boat lifted out of the water, mast down etc etc the final bill was nearer £500............and of course we lost valuable sailing time...........!!!!
 
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