Hey guys,
I am getting an estimate right now from a local rigger for a complete standing rigging replacement; and I was wondering if anyone who has had this project done might be good enough to give me a rough ballpark figure for the job. Understanding there are a number of variables including location, mechanical vs swaged fittings, etc, I really just need rough numbers so I can get a frame of reference to guage his quote. In my general internet search, I have seen numbers ranging from $1,200 to $6,000 for a Catalina 36 or boats similar to it. I'm hoping to narrow that down a little bit.
As always, thanks for the help.
-Adam
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Tobaygo
1987 Catalina 36 MKI
#660
Tampa Bay, FL
If you are doing the work yourself, I found the cheapest place was Catalina. I think I paid about $1800 4 or 5 years ago. If you are using a rigger, may or may not be a savings if you supply the material...a good question to ask.
Ken and Vicki Juul
SV Luna Loca
C34 #1090
Chesapeake Bay
Hey Ken, thanks for the reply. Because my job keeps me overseas for such a large portion of the year, I like to keep my "work" time on the boat to a minimum these days so I am having the rigging done for me. I thought about ordering the kit from Catalina Direct, but they apparently no longer carry it. $1800 seems like a pretty good deal.
So we'll see what they quote me for the complete job; in the mean time, if anyone else has any other priicing information it would be greatly apreciated!
-Adam
Tobaygo
1987 Catalina 36 MKI
#660
Tampa Bay, FL
Adam,
Did you ever finish this project? What was the bottom line?
Bruce Campbell
Evergreen Dreams #1409
Adam, from a search on "rigging cost" on our C34 board: [url]http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,3227.0.html[/url]
Lots has to do with what you have, who does it and what materials you choose.
You can also do a search here on this board, 'cuz [I]'m sure[/I] someone has asked this ? before...:) Try rigging costs, standing rigging, etc.
Good luck, it's only a budget, it's a boat, it always costs more, yada yada yada...:eek:
Stu Jackson, C34IA Secretary, C34 #224, 1986, SR/FK, M25 engine, Rocna 10 (22#)
Here's quote I got from a reputable rigger in St. Pete when I bought my boat last June. I didn't get the job done, as the same rigger went aloft and did my rigging survey and said it was in good condition. An honest man!
I'll get it done next year in any case cause I'm sure its original from 1994. And the thing I liked the most is that he will do the job without the boat being hauled or mast unstepped. And I think I will also have him replace the masthead sheaves, from other comments I've got from this forum.
Sam
Capt. Sam Murphy
1994 Catalina 36, Hull 1327
Shoal draft, two cabin model.
Panama City, Florida
I finally found out the current cost (in Seattle) for standing rigging. We put the boat into the yard for a new electronics suite and decided to move the radar to the mast from the backstay.
The yard wanted to drop the rig to wire the radar. And since the boat was launched 17 years ago and the rig had never (to my knowledge) been out of the boat, it seemed like a good time to renew all the standing rigging. Got two quotes from the only people I trust and the cost of the rigging came out to $1800 give or take a few pennies. The labor cost was very low since the mast was already down.
We also decided to add a backstay adjuster. We are replacing the two lower sections of the backstay with a single wire that will run through a block at the bottom of the upper backstay. That will cascade into a 6 to 1 system. Very much like the setup on some of the newer Beneteaus and Jenneaus.
Bruce Campbell
Evergreen Dreams #1409
Bruce, when doing your split backstay, instead of one turnbuckle up high where the backstay meets the split, consider two turnbuckles at each side of the split at the transom. It's hard to reach that high for future adjustments.
Stu Jackson, C34IA Secretary, C34 #224, 1986, SR/FK, M25 engine, Rocna 10 (22#)
I forgot about this topic; sorry I didn't post a follow up. I did replace the standing rigging. I eneded up using Sunrise Sails and Rigging in Palmetto, FL. The owner Jimmy, is a good guy, and offers exceptional service. He wasn't the cheapest around, but he delivers what he promises, and he does it on time which was important to me.
All in all I spent about $4200 on the rigging, labor and a new Harken MKIV (model 1) furler. So that was about $2200 for the furler itself, plus the balance in parts and labor to install the rigging, then labor for the furler when it came in.
He is actually coming back to the boat this week to re-tune the rigging now that I have a few months of sailing on it (no extra charge) so I'll be good to head out to the Dry Tortugas when I get home.
Tobaygo
1987 Catalina 36 MKI
#660
Tampa Bay, FL