Sail and Boat Repair and Maintenance

Hi All,

What do you think of a cost of $1,200 for basic materials replacement of standing rigging? This doesn't include installation or any of the on-deck or on-mast connections, just the rigging itself (headstay, backstay, cap shrouds, lower shrouds). And it does not include a back stay adjuster, which would be an extra $275. When I first spoke with the oufit they told me a total replacement might be about $700-$800. When I asked why so much more for the quote now they said they didn't realize I had four rather than two lower shrouds and deltas on the backstay.

As long as wind dies down and the sun comes out as predicted we are going to take down Alula's mast in place in the harbor tonight. It would be helpful to have one more person. If you are interested and willing to help, please call me at 209-6767. Thanks, Patti

Hi everyone. I'm expecting to take the my sailboat mast down (it is a hinged on deck mast) in place in the harbor sometime very soon, to do safety checks and other work on it. I keep trying to find the right specs on how tall the mast is, but think it is 35 feet above  water line, about 31 feet high. The boat is an Ericson 25+. We have some instructions for a similar type of mast lowering that we may use as our guide for the process.

I would appreciate a couple of volunteers to help -- particularly if you have any experience with this sort of mast lowering!

Hi All,

I have a deck-stepped mast and and am thinking of lowering it on deck to do some checking of the mast and possibly adding a couple items.

Greetings, I will be replacing the rotting plywood that supports the fuel tank and am considering materials. I remember someone in the sailing club saying something about mold-resistant plasticized plywood but don't remember who said that. Does anyone know exactly what that is called and where that might be sold in town? Or have suggestions of other approaches to a replacement support?  I am actually unsure of the capacity of the fuel tank. It isn't large. Specs for the boat said the original tank was 20 gallons.