How much to replace Centaur standing rigging?

[knuterikt]

This implies that the crane hook needs to be higher than the mast which is not true.

As long as the hook and attachment to the mast is above the mast C of G it can be safely lifted/lowered.

I see that my explanation could have been better, but the mast crane could not lift that mast due to both weight and height.
The mast crane further away from the camera than the mast so height comparison is misleading.

But attaching the hook some meters above CG make hoisting safer and handling easier.

 

[Kelpie]

The first time we stepped our mast, we just punted it over the edge of the quay at low tide with the boat underneath. Used a pontoon ramp platform to get a bit of distance out from the wall. Several trustworthy helpers were necessary, and it was a wee bit of a faff, but no damage done and it didn't take very long.

 

[BruceDanforth]

I will be servicing my engine soon if you want the old oil.

whatever you do don't chuck the old rigging wire away

chuck it my way in return for cash or an RNLI donation

as long as the wire is still sound I can put new ends on

the shortness can be bridged in some other way

my current mast is held up with dyneema lashings and it seems to be very good indeed

of course a Centaur mast is bigger

D

 

[AngusMcDoon]

as long as the wire is still sound I can put new ends on

False economy, even at your skinflint level. The major costs of rigging are the terminals, labour and cranes/hoists if you use those. The wire is the cheap part.

 

[Searush]

A centaur sized mast is pretty easy to drop with a pal or two helping. It helps if you do it when aground, but even that isn't essential.

The upper shrouds & backstay can be left attached, tie a rope to the forestay & lower it slowly, have someone with a short ladder to support the mast as high as they can reach before it reaches 45deg. Then slowly lower the mast & rest it on the pushpit. Undo the bolt in the mast foot & carry the mast to where you want it.

Erection is the reverse of lowering. I have done this with the help of my son on the Pentland a couple of times, and that is quite a bit longer & thicker than a Centaur mast. These are the sort of boat jobs that would always have been done by people themselves a few years ago, why does everyone feel the need to employ "experts" these days?

 

[maxi]

See "seateach" website, they have an online quote & reckon to offer better prices than anyone else.