OMG. I've been in the wrong business. Bill Coleman
On Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 13:59 Joe Della Barba via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I was getting estimates of $24,000. > > > > Joe Della Barba > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > Kent Island MD USA > > > > > > > > *From:* cenelson--- via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 24, 2024 3:22 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* cenel...@aol.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: old rod rigging > > > > I don't have the invoice handy but IIRC, the fee from the RI rigging > company (Rigging Only I think!) was ~ $6000 for my triple spreader rig. > > > > Wisely, I thought, my local rigger (who deals mostly with wire rigging) > sent the original rigging off to be duplicated, which basically eliminated > potential measurement errors. Off course the local rigger charged for > removing/installing the rod as well as taking the mast down, etc. which > added to the cost. My guess is that the total cost, including shipping, > came to about $8000. > > > > I will have a look for my invoice (this was done in the summer/fall of the > Covid in 2021 which added to a delay in its return--especially when their > primary rod rigging specialist came down with Covid while my rigging lay on > the floor!). > > > > Charlie Nelson > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 02:56:42 PM EST, Tom Buscaglia via > CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > curios as to the cost.. > > > > Typoed from my iPhone > > > > Tom Buscaglia > > Past Commodore > > Quartermaster Yacht Club > > Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40 > > Vashon Island WA > > O 206.463.9200 > > C 305.409.3660 > > > > On Dec 24, 2024, at 11:11 AM, cenelson--- via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > One issue that I have not seen mentioned in this thread is worth > considering in my opinion: How and where are you using your boat. > > > > For instance, I use my 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb almost exclusively inside the NC > Outer Banks in the Pamlico Sound and Neuse River, both of which I consider > 'protected waters'--inside the banks, relative shallow (< 30 feet) and > muddy bottom, no swells or tides and many creeks to anchor/hide in unless > on the way to Ocracoke, where it looks like open ocean (no land visible for > miles) but is still inside the banks. I have taken her down the ICW to > Charleston and back with one or 2 near-shore trips between NC and > Charleston and the Chesapeake Bay. All of this is on my schedule, so I > mostly decide what weather she will face--not mother nature. > > > > That said, I still had my rod rigging replaced in 2021, after 26 years of > this type use and anticipating similar future use. Did it need > replaced--probably not--I didn't bother with any inspections. Why did I do > it: 1) most knowledgeable sailors (from this list) and riggers recommended > replacement after a couple of decades and 2) some assurance that it would > not come down on me under my sailing conditions. Plus although she has not > been in any offshore conditions, her rig had been 'stressed' in various > strong wind speeds (~25 knots) and kite adventures in similar winds over > the years. > > > > While my rod rigging replacement doesn't guarantee the rig's integrity, I > prefer not to press my luck and have the rig come down on me as a matter of > principle--very bad form IMHO! > > > > So if you sail and/or cruise in such relatively protected waters as I > describe, should you replace your rigging at 20-30 years--you decide based > on how, where and how often you use/stress your rigging AND your tolerance > for the risk of a rig failure. > > > > FWIW, > > > > Charlie Nelson > > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > > Water Phantom6 > > > > > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated. > > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated. > Your contributions help pay the fees associated with this list and help to > keep it active. Please help by making a small contribution using PayPal > at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/stumurray All contributions are > greatly appreciated.
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