Know Your Sailboat’s RIG! Tips and Techniques from a PRO to keep your SPAR up and your COSTS down!
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- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
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Know Your Sailboat RIG! Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from a PRO to keep your SPAR up and your COSTS down!
Welcome to BoatFools Sailing! Knowing your rig is essential to understanding your sailboat. It's one of the most crucial pieces of equipment on board. Just like your engine and other components, your rig needs proper care and maintenance. That's why we've brought in Kyle, a professional rigger with 20 years of experience, to share his expert tips, tricks, and techniques for keeping your spars and rigging in top condition.
Kyle will guide us through what to look for to avoid potential problems. Environmental factors can affect how often you need to maintain your equipment, so it's important to consider your specific location. Here in the Northeast, we take our spar out for 7+ months during the off-season, making it the perfect time to inspect everything thoroughly. But even if your mast stays on your boat year-round, or your boat is in the water 365 days a year, you can still benefit from the advice in this DIY video.
Whether you're a seasoned sailor or a novice boat owner, there's something valuable for everyone. Even with 80 years of combined sailing experience between Canadian Ken and me, we learned a lot from Kyle. If you're new to owning a boat, this video is definitely for you.
For those in Maine, particularly the mid-coast area, if you need the services of a professional rigger, you can reach Kyle at kswitbeck@gmail.com.
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A couple of comments. 1) Not all furlers require grease. Some are designed for water to wash out crud. Those tend to have synthetic ball bearings (Torlon) and grease may just gum up the works. Make sure you know what you have. 2) If when you unstep your furler feels clunky, it is not hard to rebuild it over the winter. Parts are available even for pretty old equipment. 3) I like to lube my turnbuckles with lanolin (Fluid Film). Yeah it makes things smell a bit like a wet sheep, but it is easy to apply and cheap. 4) One thing about replacing your standing rig is that you don't have to do it all at once. If you decide to do a partial replacement do it symmetrically. In other words, do both cap shrouds, do aft lowers on both sides, etc. Also It is easy to pull a wire, measure it and order a new one. Alternatively you can make up your own wires using Hayn, StaLok or Norseman swageless fittings. You can also replace the turnbuckles without replacing the wires. 5) If you have a new to you boat or are going to a new yard, make 100% sure that the people unstepping your mast know if it is deck or keel stepped. A friend trusted "pro" riggers when he switched yards. "They" made the assumption that his rig was keel stepped and disconnected all the shrouds before connecting the cable from the crane. They found out the hard way that his mast was deck stepped. He did get a new mast out of it, but lost a good deal of the next season because of insurance legalities. 6) Before stepping the mast check to see if all the clevis pins are there and that the cotter pins are in good shape. If you are paying by the hour for labor to have your mast stepped it is a good idea to replace the cotter pins so they go in easily and the rigger doesn't spend 4-5 minutes bending/straightening each one. Also it is never good to find out when the crane has lifted your mast that a clevis pin fell out during over the road transport. So spend 5-10 minutes making sure everything is there and that the cotter pins are in good shape. Also I always have half a dozen spare clevis pins and a couple of bags of spare cotter pins.
All excellent points. Easily enough to three episodes just in spars and rigging!
@@boatfools Indeed and that doesn't even touch carbon fiber spars.
Glad you guys are on. Enjoying every episode. Learning something every time.
Big thank you.
Thank you and thanks for your comment! Appreciate your support!
very interesting. great content guys
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!
Another great video, thanks
Thank you, Jack! We really appreciate your continued support and comments!
I realy like the vibe of this channel!
Thanks!
Thank you, Wilson! You’ve been here since the start!
Boatfool, I’m really enjoying your posts, especially of your Morgan. My wife and I just purchased a 1980 Morgan 382 in Mexico. She is everything we could have hoped and dreamed of. Would love to share specifics and nitty gritty of your vessel. Hear what you’ve found works and what doesn’t or just shoot ship about our Morgan’s. Im a product designer by trade so naturally I’ve created a 3D model inside and out of the 382. Originally it was for fun to 3d print a scaled model for my desk, but I’ve recently been creating wiring and plumbing diagrams in the model for practical use. I was hoping I could personally message you but don’t know how on CZcams. Anywho keep it up!
Hello! This is great! Thanks for making contact and for watching the show. Yes, couldn’t be happier with the Morgan! Please email me directly at boatfools1@gmail.com and we can swap some stories. Definitely interested to hear about your 3D model!
I remove my mast every fall, thanks for the content. I thought you were going to mention the Fetzer valve, maybe next episode.
Ha! Glad you picked that up! Maybe next episode…
That was actually pretty darn good. Stuff I would never have thought of.
Not that I own a boat; Lotto commision just not cooperating. But I keep looking. Thanks!
Thank you, sir! Truly appreciate the comment and the feedback. Keep looking and keep trying! It will come together. Thanks for watching!
Coincidence I had my mast down and was going over it today. Standing rigging looks good, running rigging needs some attention.I did pick up to grease my turnbuckles. They look good overall but the threads on them are a green pitina. Dont think it's an issue, they turn fine and its a fresh water boat. Rigging is such an art and there's so much to learn. Just picked up a book today, The Riggers Apprentice by Brian Toss. Looking forward to expanding my knowledge. Yes It is true Ken is Canadian, but is he French? I'll shut up now, thanks guys good stuff :)
That’s awesome! And The Riggers Apprentice is a great book. Always something to learn about sailboats and rigging - and that’s what makes it so great! Canadian Ken is from Montreal and, funnily enough, I’ve heard him speak some French! Thanks for your continued support!
What about where mast goes threw the deck and base , chain plates
Should the wires have wire gland on the mast to protect the wire and water
I thought that the age of the rigging was a line item on the insurance premium.
Not on mine. Plus I don’t even know how old it actually is! But, based on what we found, it will be updated shortly!
Real effort 👌 and cost to do that with ur mast yearly ? Unless u have a trailer sailer , space , or vessel at a mariner ..most boats on a mooring..limited .
Can you stick a camera up inside the mast to check inside
You can. We used something similar to this www.amazon.com/Endoscope-Camera-Light-Inspection-Semi-Rigid/dp/B0CFF8Z1NF/ref=asc_df_B0CFF8Z1NF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693071814466&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2399165558427553839&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002831&hvtargid=pla-2246589072360&psc=1&mcid=c47f7088419933b0b0bd5167b40850f4&gad_source=1 to find the cut end of the job halyard that the mouse chewed through. Best done when it’s not sunny. It’s not perfect but it definitely can help and it’s a useful tool for other boat jobs.
What if my mast does not have a conduit in it? Any idea how to add one? I mean, you don't want the conduit itself rattling/moving in the mast as well, right? I have no idea how a conduit can be fixed within the mast.
What kind of boat do you have? Our conduit is riveted on. But, you’re right, you don’t want the conduit banging around in there.
@@boatfools I own an OE32, built 1979. Just removed 4m of 4 different foam products that former owners pumped into the mast to reduce water in the Bilge. They foamed the cables as well. 🙈
@@olafscherdin2683 that's a beautiful boat! Congrats. Well, shoot, that's one way to do it... Yikes! That must have been a fun project for you...?!?
@@boatfools I like sarcasm. 😂, but yes, i fell in love with it, so what should I do? ☺️