have I been ripped off?

[wotayottie]

long and a bit mseey to explain but the upshot is that new rigging for a 35 footer (8mm wire, 10 wires in total) has come to £820 plus vat plus delivery. bad price? Complete rip off? Or reasonable?

 

[Pete7]

Had a quote for ours, £1600, (Moody 31). Just as I picked myself up off the floor he slipped in plus VAT /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Exit stage right one customer

 

[snooks]

We had our Sadler 32 done on the Hamble for around £900 +VAT (IIRC) for all the standing rigging and set up afterwards from Performance Rigging

Great service, and quick turnaround

That included all of the permanent standing rigging, 4 trips to the boat (1 to mark, 1 to collect, 1 to fit and 1 to set up) Mast lifted on Monday
and went back up on Friday.

It didn't include the mast lift though

 

[catalina1]

Jan/ Feb 2009 1100 Gbp 29ft yacht. All running and Standing rigging including a few minor repairs and upgrades

 

[FullCircle]

Not bad quote at all, I presume that is supply only?

 

[alan17]

I paid about £1000 at Burnham Yacht Harbour for a Southerly 100 4 years ago. I think your quote is very reasonable although mine did include fitting and unstepping and re step of mast

 

[Koeketiene]

Been quoted £1,500 for Guapa (44') - includes fitting, but un-stepping and stepping of the mast extra (£192 - but yard 'may' cut us a deal).

 

[Gin]

that doesn't seem bad and I expect you have 7 mm wires?

 

[charles_reed]

Methinks you\'ve all been ripped off

My replacement inners, 2ndaries and caps for a 14.5m high 3/4 rig mast cost €246 from Marine Technology in Perigny (subsidiary of Z Spars) in 2004, supply and deliver only.

 

[Tranona]

Sounds reasonable. What kind of terminals as this can make a substantial difference in price. Whatever you buy, make sure you see the test certificates for the wire. At least that is what my rigger always says and does.

 

[cliffdale]

As an ex raggie, (I've gone over to diesel power), definitely reasonable. I would pay this without quibble!

i pay £800 for engine service plus £600 leg service each year!
I expect your service will last 12 to 15 years!
Hope this settles your mind.
cliff

 

[AlanRD]

To find out if the quote is good value you have to test the market. Get at least two other quotes even if it eventually means moving the boat to a different port to get the work done.

What other people paid a year or more ago is irrelevant, times have changed.

 

[Lizzie_B]

Depends where you are and what's included in the quote.

 

[wotayottie]

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Not bad quote at all, I presume that is supply only?

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Yes - the boat is out of the water with mast down anyway.

Thanks everyone - got myself into a situation where I thought I was being taken advantage of (ooo-er! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif ) but it seems I'm not. Entirely my own fault, and I should know a lot better.

 

[Boat44]

Sounds reasonable to me.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

no harm in taking a staid approach, you don't want to be shrouded in mystery, when it comes down to the wire /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Twister_Ken]

You own a boat. Ergo, you will be ripped off.

 

[maxi77]

I think you are really trying to show off what a good deal you've got, unless there is a sting in the tail some where that looks good to me.

 

[mollyoxford]

mix of 6 and 8mm stainless, 9 wires, some talurit, some fixed eyes, none over 9m cost me circa £800 mail order, so sounds like you got a reasonable deal.

Of course I shoulda made my own in galvanised...

 

[Ubergeekian]

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long and a bit mseey to explain but the upshot is that new rigging for a 35 footer (8mm wire, 10 wires in total) has come to £820 plus vat plus delivery. bad price? Complete rip off? Or reasonable?

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Prices vary enormously. I need a new set of 3mm rigging for a wee Hunter. I have been quoted wire at 95p/metre (rigger), £1.05/metre (sailmaker) and £3/metre (local chandler), and Talurit eyes at £5, £7.50, £5 (same three places, same order).