Sailboat Standing Rigging Tuning

Here are some general guidelines for tuning your mast s standing rigging please see our blog on how to properly adjust a turnbuckle before you begin.

Sailboat standing rigging tuning.

Talking pros and some cons of using dyneema dux for standing rigging on a sailboat. Standing rigging all standing rigging is manufactured right here in our rigging shop the way it s been since 1984. So when you order your standing rigging is the time to consider any length changes for things like a different type of backstay fixed. As always we recommend seeking the advice of a professional rigger for more specific tips and tricks regarding tuning your boat s rigging.

Sailboat rigging hardware supplies. How to inspect and tune a sailboat rig. Keep your boat s mast standing tall with routine inspections and maintenance followed by a proper tuning. Once your standing rigging is built however except for significantly shortening a cable any other changes usually require complete replacement which can be several times the cost per foot of running rigging.

Swaging cable dyform and much more. If your sailboat rigging needs to be replaced fisheries supply is the place to shop. Anything from shrouds and stays to lifelines. The old rule of thumb is that standing rigging has a decade s or one circumnavigation s worth of reliability.

Fortunately rig tuning is a straightforward step by step process for both masthead and fractional rigs. Since so many decades old boats still sport their original rigs the inherent toughness of aluminum spars and wire standing rigging encourages complacency and complacency is dangerous on a sailing boat. Keep the mast perpendicular. We deal directly with the manufacturers of the sailboat standing rigging components that we sell and we know the product because we use the product.

A sailboat is no better than the rigging hardware that s holding the standing rigging together. The goals in rig tuning are the following. Get it a vela sailing. The deceptive simplicity of the typical sailboat rig can lead to a kind of benign neglect on the part of the boat owner.

It s a benchmark that remains valid today.