Standing Rigging - S/V While One

When we purchased Farraige in April of 2011, the Surveyor indicated that backstay were replaced in 2007. The age of the rest of the standing rigging were unknown. Although I probably should have replaced the rigging several years ago, it is showed no signs of failure.

However, it’s clear it needed to be replaced before cruising.

Mast Length	61′ 6″
Topping Lift Length	51′
Keel Depth	49.5″
Bottom of Depth Sounder to Bottom of Keel	52.5″
Bottom of Blue Stripe (Waterline) to Bottom of Keel	78.5″
MaxProp Dimensions	8″ long blade, 6″ max width, 3-Blade

Various Measurements Taken During Haul-out

I had both Svendson’s and SF Boatworks quote the job. I’ve used SF Boatworks for many times in the past. Their rates have been very competitive so I chose to go with them.
The initial quotation was $7,268. I ultimately chose to add prep and paint the bottom. The out the door cost was dramatically higher, but reasonable considering the extra work needing to be done.

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I have always been using Interlux Micron 66 ablative bottom paint. I generally get 2-3 seasons, if not more.

While the mast were out, I replaced the masthead antenna, added a dedicated TV Antenna, replaced the VHF coax and replaced all cabling for the all round navigation light and the steaming/deck light.

For any places I used 316 SUS bolts for attaching to the mast, the use of TefGel is a must to help prevent galvanic corrosion.

I replaced the RG-8/U coaxial cable with RG-213/U for the masthead VHF antenna. RG-8/U originally had military specifications but these specs were not audited and so the quality of the cables run from poor to great. The quality of RG-213/U cable is now pretty much guaranteed except for possibly some smaller manufacturers which fudge a little.

Both cables have roughly the same jacket diameter of 0.405″ have a loss of 2.1dB@100MHz.

For the masthead antenna, I chose the Shakespheare 5215 36″ antenna.