Rigging 101 (part 2)

We go through more of the actual re-rig in this video. Changing out the wires, fitting a new furler for the yankee and replacing the stay in the old staysail furler. Lots of good tips from Jade and a step by step guide to STA-LOK fittings.

There is information on products we used below so you can research what you might need for a rerig. We don’t usually go through prices as it make for a boring video and is always dependent on what you need for your boat, where in the world you are buying the products and what deals you can do.
But with this I think it’s worth doing a break down to give a rough idea of what you might be in for. The prices we’ve quoted are the basic price from the different companies. We managed to get small discounts on a lot of these products at the boat show & I would say that was really worth doing. And of course STA-LOK and Selden both knew we would be filming their products and giving them some exposure so the discount they gave us may have been bigger than the usual boat show discount (most companies seem to be open to deals at the boat show so it’s worth asking!) I am always pleased when a company wants us to film their products, not just because they may give us a better discount but because it means they have faith in their product. We will always say what we think about a product good or bad. We do tend to choose carefully and pick the best products not necessarily the cheapest products, this has worked well for us.

In order to get the best advice and techniques to do the work we filmed with Jade Edwards-Leaney from The Boat Shed Wales. He was the rigger for Ian Herbert-Jones’s boat ‘Puffin’ in the Golden Globe Race as well as an emergency re-rigging of Abilash Tomy’s boat when it was damaged on the way to the start line. So there’s no better rigger to get tips of the trade from.
Check out what The Boat Shed Wales for the best rigging services (they can cope with and bespoke challenge!) and they also have an excellent sail loft.
https://www.theboatshedwales.co.uk

We used STA-LOK for our rigging, we wanted their compression fittings because we think they are the best thing to have on the bottom of all the wire. We also used their wires and had the swage the top fitting because we know you can trust the quality of the stainless steel they use and they have excellent swaging machines. Check them out here:

We chose Seldens Furlex unit for our yankee. Okay I admit I was smitten with that sexy top furler bearing right from when I saw it at the boat show, but having fitted the unit now I can say it’s all made to the same very high standard, it was easy to fit and works like a dream so I’m very glad we chose it. Check out Selden here:

Prices: STA-LOK supplied all the hardware for the standing rigging. So that’s all shrouds and stays except for the yankee’s forestay which comes with the Furlex unit. We used their wire as it is excellent stainless steel from Korea and they fitted swage fittings to one end of eact. We purchased STA-LOK compression fittings for the bottom fittings (these are all 10mm except for the intermediates and the removable inner forestay)
Total cost £6,300 without discount.

Selden Furlex : FLX 404S furler with bottom adjuster £6,707 (without VAT, as we were exporting to Montenegro we didn’t need to pay VAT in the UK) We had a discount on this price which we negotiated at the boat show in Annapolis.

Labour will obviously be an additional cost if you need help fitting and this will be very dependent on the person you employ to do the job and where in the world you are. Jade is a friend and did it at a very good price for us, my advice would be to get the best rigger you can afford. There are too many people out there calling themselves riggers and not having the necessary knowledge so it pays to be careful. Get some knowledge yourself, so you at least know the basics of what you should be seeing (I hope this video can help with that) Also riggers will charge by the hour so get your ducks lined up. Unstep the mast if possible, the job will be quicker in the long run, and do as much work yourself as you can. This job took us three days (Jade says with an experienced helper and not having to film he could do it quicker, but do leave yourself time, it is a boat after-all so there’s bound to be snags!

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