On my C&C 34 I had a rigger who does rod rigging go through the rig and inspect 
it and re-end all the rods and he replaced two of them.  Rods can last a very 
long time but the ends need to be inspected for cracks and in my case most of 
them were seized into the fittings so inspection of the ends wasn’t possible.  
Some of the hardware couldn’t be reused and we replaced the turnbuckle treaded 
studs as a precaution (Some had to be longer to make up for the shorter rod 
lengths after reending). Along with a new furler and headstay which was damaged 
by the old furler when the foil failed under the swivel this ran $12k USD 
Including labor. I think the forstay, new halyards and furler, and mast head 
sheaves were about half of that and the rest was the rod work.
Anyway if you have rod rigging it is something to consider instead of 
completely replacing everything.  Not sure if your insurance will be ok with 
that but if you can get a rig inspection cert from the rigger afterwards I 
would think they would be.  Still expensive but likely less then a complete new 
set of standing rigging and I have more confidence that my rig is ready for 
another 40 years (much of it was likely original although I don’t know for 
sure).  Makes for good peace of mind anyway.

Nathan

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Nathan Post
S/V Wisper 
1981 C&C 34 KCB 
Lynn, MA USA
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