"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
news:ZWNvi.17489$SV4.5430@trnddc08...
So I'm reading the survey for one of the boats that I'm looking at.
It's a Catalina 36 = 1984 model

Moored in fresh water now, but has been in salt water.

Under Surveyer's Recommendations are a list of items that needed
attention.

It's not a long list but there is one item (C rated) that I'm
kinda concerned about.

It says "All items aloft (spars, rigging, fittings, hardware, etc)
should be visually inspected for condition by a qualified/experienced
yacht rigger or equivelent".

Is this normal for a professional survey?

And, like everything else on the list it it maked off, "done".

But I don't yet know who the equivelent was.

So I'm a little curious here.

Do I need to hire a professional rigger to check the rigging in a
situation like this?

I mean, replacing all the standing rigging on any boat is not a
trivial
matter.

Now I don't necessarily have to have new rigging on the boat I buy,
but
if it needs to be replaced I need to know up front. And adjust the
price
as appropriate...


1984 means it's 27 years old. Yes, all the standing rigging needs to be
replaced. Don't waste money on a "professional rigger" checking it
because he'll tell you the same thing.

It's not all that expensive if you do it yourself one shroud or stay at
a time and use Sta-Lok mechanical terminals and top-of-the-line 1 x 19
wire. But, if it doesn't have mast steps installed you'll have to do
that first because replacing standing rigging one wire at a time
involves many trips up the mast.

Wilbur Hubbard