Synthetic rigging Sails and Rigging- Standing and Running Forums

I talked with John Franta at Colligo Marine a couple days ago and he is putting together a quote for the materials to do Valkyr's rigging with the new synthetic rigging. Even more interesting is that I through an unrelated matter happened to speak with Brian Duffy who has worked with John at Colligo Marine in rigging boats with this stuff. I asked his opinion of the synthetic rigging and he was very positive about it. He said that he might drop by and post some of his experiences here on this thread about the topic.

When I get back the quote from Colligo Marine I will post some more details.

I am pretty set in my mind that if I have to start replacing Valkyr's rigging it will be this route. The ability to maintain it myself and the amount of weight aloft that would go away are two very attractive thoughts to me. I think I would be willing to risk having to replace the rig in 7 or 8 years just based on this. Brian in my phone conversation with him told me that he thinks this rigging will last almost indefinitely if wiped down with a UV inhibitor annually.

I also asked him if this stuff would be suitable for the bobstay and his thoughts on that were pretty radical.  It sounds as these newer generation of lines are turning the design and engineering of standing and running rigging on their ears.

Brian,

If you do measure Breeze mavens Rig could you post the measurments back out here so I can put it up over on this page. http://downeasteryachts.com/th.....-all-boats Right now we don't have those measurements posted for any boat but the DE 38 Cutter rig.

Actuallly anyone that has the measurements for any model and rigging configuration please send them to me so I can put them up on the website. So if you have replaced the rigging on your boat and still have the reciets showing what you got or something like that then scan it and email it to me or post it up on the forum so I can add it to the factory specs page for your boat. If your willing to share the costs of your rigging send that in also. It will help give a general feel for what it costs to re-rig one of these boats. Specify if you had someone else do all the work or if you did it yourself as that will help clarify where the costs are applied.