Aeolus
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Reged: 03/08/2004
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Loc: Sussex
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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.
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Jonathan / Aeolus
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srp
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Reged: 10/05/2006
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Loc: IoW
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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.
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tiggertoo
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Reged: 23/08/2005
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Loc: UK
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Sounds good to me. But what does that include?
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Aeolus
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Reged: 03/08/2004
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Loc: Sussex
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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?
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Jonathan / Aeolus
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Peegee
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Reged: 11/06/2001
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Loc: Kent
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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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John_Wilson
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Reged: 22/07/2006
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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.
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calypso1
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Reged: 04/12/2007
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Loc: brightlingsea essex
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Cost me £400 for split backstay, forstay, shrouds and fore and aft lowers and new bottle screws all round.26 foot sloop.
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IMBO
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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.
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30boat
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Reged: 26/10/2001
Posts: 848
Loc: Portugal
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Very expensive.
I've been quoted £103 for each cap for my Fulmar and that's in 7mm Dyform. By ZSpars by the way.
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alldownwind
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Reged: 10/08/2004
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Loc: Medway
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Quote:
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
PeeGee, what firm was that in Sittingbourne, please?
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James_Calvert
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Reged: 06/10/2001
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I'd be grateful for the firm's name as well.
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PyroJames
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Reged: 09/08/2002
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Loc: Cambridge
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I did my 33 footer for about £500 all up including swageless fittings and bottle screws.
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CentaurPipedream
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Reged: 20/09/2006
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Loc: Essex
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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.
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Aeolus
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Reged: 03/08/2004
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Loc: Sussex
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Thanks one and all. Back to the negotiation!!
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Jonathan / Aeolus
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Gandy
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Reged: 24/08/2004
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Loc: Aberdeenshire (quite far from ...
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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.
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Tony S
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MM5AHO
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Reged: 01/10/2007
Posts: 193
Loc: Central Scotland
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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.
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Geoff
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