I agree with Joe Although we do it ourselves and do it every year we also need to have a group of people who come on their own time. For these reasons I do everything I can before they arrive to use the least amount of their time that is necessary. Much would be the same if you pay to have someone else do it as otherwise the Rigger would have to do these tasks that are very time consuming.
Prior to the day of un-stepping the mast these are the things that I do and that you can also do: * Have all masthead gear removed. Wind transducer, windex, VHF antenna. Send someone aloft to do this * Have boom removed. * De-rig all running rigging. Have the halyards no longer running thru any blocks attached to the deck and coiled neatly and attached to mast * Un-pin all shrouds and stays. Lubricate all turn buckles. Take a turn off of each to ensure they are not seized These few steps take a lot of time but perhaps you can contact the people un-stepping the mast and see if doing this on un-stepping and then you doing the re-rigging would save on your quote. I know that we have worked on a lot of masts. Some owners are far more prepared than others and as a result the job takes less than half the time Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS From: Joe Della Barba via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: October 3, 2021 3:30 PM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: j...@dellabarba.com Subject: Stus-List Re: Mast in and out This is not routine here in Maryland, my mast has been out exactly one time. I think it was $160 out and $160 in, which was the hourly crane charge back then. I had all the sails off, wiring disconnected, forestay and backstay off replaced by halyards, boom off, and the shrouds ready to go. The crane was literally done in about 10 minutes. If you paid the yard to do everything I can well see it hitting $1000. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA
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