Prices for replacing standing rigging

[Aeolus]

I've just been quoted ~£140 plus VAT per shroud/forestay/backstay for new standing rigging. This excludes fitting.

Does that sound expensive? It's for a 29 foot masthead sloop.

 

[srp]

Depends on the fittings you have specified on the ends, and whether you want new bottlescrews. The rigging wire itself is quite cheap (about £1 a metre for 4mm), but a swaged terminal would cost around £16 each end - this according to the last bill I had from Spencers Rigging in February.

 

[TiggerToo]

Sounds good to me. But what does that include?

 

[Aeolus]

Just to clarify - that's £140 plus VAT for each shroud, not including new bottlescrews and not including fitting.

If swaged terminals are £16 each and 6mm wire is around £3 per metre, then a 12 metre long shroud should cost £16 x 2 + £3 x 12 which works out at £68. I'm being charged double that. Or is my calculation flawed?

 

[Peegee]

I took all mine off(mast already down) and took it along to a local firm in Sittingbourne Kent. All done with new bottle screws,swaged terminals,and they even supplied the split-pins. under £300 the lot for 27'masthead rig

 

[jwilson]

Sounds expensive. Most riggers now use bottlescrews that have one end that swages on to the wire, so each shroud has one swage and one bottlescrew included.

 

[holly1]

Cost me £400 for split backstay, forstay, shrouds and fore and aft lowers and new bottle screws all round.26 foot sloop.

 

[Rabbie]

Try a quote from Jimmy Green. I was very surprised at his prices when I re-rigged last October. Service and supply time was excellent too.

 

[30boat]

Very expensive.
I've been quoted £103 for each cap for my Fulmar and that's in 7mm Dyform. By ZSpars by the way.

 

[alldownwind]

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I took all mine off(mast already down) and took it along to a local firm in Sittingbourne Kent. All done with new bottle screws,swaged terminals,and they even supplied the split-pins. under £300 the lot for 27'masthead rig

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PeeGee, what firm was that in Sittingbourne, please?

 

[James_Calvert]

I'd be grateful for the firm's name as well.

 

[pyrojames]

I did my 33 footer for about £500 all up including swageless fittings and bottle screws.

 

[CPD]

TS Rigging in Maldon. 26ft Centaur, 6 wires and end fittings in 5 and 6mm £3-400. Sounds like your quote is on the expensive side.

 

[Aeolus]

Thanks one and all. Back to the negotiation!!

 

[gandy]

You guys are all getting much better prices than we paid last year! I wonder if the market's changed. We were £650 for a 26 footer, including bronze rigging screws. Most places were a lot higher, some were higher even with SS screws.

 

[MM5AHO]

Bought a complete set of standing rigging this last winter for a 32' Rival. Including two insulators for the backstay (which were £273 fitted into the stay), the total was £902. This includes forestay @8mm, backstay @7mm, 2 sidestays @7mm and 4 shrouds @6mm all with swaged eyes both ends except the forestay one end only. (furler). Old stays collected, (to verify sizes) new ones and old ones delivered back.
I thought that good value.