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HOW TO INSPECT SAILBOAT RIGGING – Interview with a rigger
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HOW TO INSPECT SAILBOAT RIGGING – Interview with a rigger

Ever wondered how to inspect your rigging? We share tips from our rigger. Subscribe for more sailing videos: Trained by Des Kearns (one of Australia's greats), Jai looks at SY Esper's rigging inspection report, and we talk about general rigging inspection tips and tricks. In 'how ...
RIGGING INSPECTION & BOAT REPAIRS – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 117
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RIGGING INSPECTION & BOAT REPAIRS – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 117

What do you do when you find a cobra in your workshop? Our rigger isn't phased about it... watch till the end! Subscribe for more sailing videos: We filmed most of this week's episode when Liz was away in the UK, so while Millie supervised from above, Jamie got on with lots of boat repai...
SHOULD WE RE-RIG THE BOAT? – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 116
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SHOULD WE RE-RIG THE BOAT? – SAILING FOLLOWTHEBOAT Ep 116

$10,000 to re-rig our boat?! The rigging's ten years old, so our insurers insist we change it. But what do the professional riggers think? Subscribe for more sailing videos: If you enjoy our videos, please help us to get noticed by COMMENTING, LIKING, SUBSCRIBING (IT'S FREE!), and SHARIN...
#70: Turnbuckles, Tangs, Taps … Oh My!
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#70: Turnbuckles, Tangs, Taps … Oh My!

Complete documentation of rod to wire rigging at If any of you have re-rigged your own boat, you know -- there are so many crucial, critical pieces that must all fit together and offer fair leads for each shroud and stay. In short, a LOT of work goes into a re-rig. Watch as we match, mount and m...
#61: Machined Blocks and a Magic Bilge Box
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#61: Machined Blocks and a Magic Bilge Box

Why is there always a part of the rigging that does not fit? Why?! Watch as we battle more custom machining woes on the tie rod rigging, finish up the bottom job after a minor Annie meltdown, and reveal how we plan to fix the clogged weep hole in our mast step that started this whole mess!
#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle
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#60: Wire Rigging & the Angle of Dangle

Complete rod to wire re-rig documented at We finally decided: "Okay, let's go with wire rigging. 5/16 stainless steel wire all around." Now what? A thousand necessary modifications and little pieces that must all fit together is what. Not to mention the almighty Angle of the Dan...
#39: Pulling the Mast
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#39: Pulling the Mast

Watch us run around like chipmunks in time-lapse mode as we pull the mast. Pretty interesting to see her become completely detached and lifted away. Also, enjoy the Video Breakdown by Yours Truly!
#38: Here Comes the Crane!
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#38: Here Comes the Crane!

Just a few last detachments (just a few, I swear!). This mast pull prep is no effin joke. But all that's left now are the rods holding her up. Here comes the crane!
#35: Time to Replace the Old (B)rods
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#35: Time to Replace the Old (B)rods

The only really bad thing about rod rigging is that she doesn't show her age, but we knew, at 30+ years, our original rods were getting up there. If we wanted to sail south next season, a re-rig was in high order. Let the debate begin ... rod versus wire.
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