"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?

It's fairly normal. Most surveyors don't truly inspect the rigging at the
top or at the spreaders. If the rigging is over 10 yrs old or is showing
signs, then it's time to replace it. You could hire someone to climb and
inspect, but a lot can be seen with binoculars. It shouldn't be *that*
expensive, but neither is it cheap. My rigging was fine, but had the
forestay replaced since I was adding a furler anyway. I also had the
lifelines replaced at the same time. They were ready.


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...

Richard






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