Standing Rigging Replacement IP40

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by Jordi & Ashley 25 October 2015 Rigging Malaysia, Langkawi island 23 photos 1189 views

I ordered to Island Packet new standing rigging and replace it after chainplates replacement

Very important mark every piece of the furling system

Is the moment to clean, lubricate and inspect bearings. In my case I needed to order new drums to Shaefer marine as…

Clean and lubricated

Was very hard to drill as the rivets were made out of stainless. I replace them using aluminum this time, I hope they…

many bits broken...hard job indeed

Once again the Dremel tool was the best for this type of job, I needed to grind the new rivets and leave the surface…

hard stuff under the sun of Malaysia

good moment to clean and inspect all parts, I found lots of rusty and corrosion

cleaning with Dremel and acetone

very clean and ready for a few years again, no leaks allowed in my boat

I used sikaflex 291 for this job

the cockpit working area protected from the heat of the Malaysian sun

the inner teflon ring needed to be replaced, I ordered new ones to Shaefer marine

detail after 20 years

The new standing rigging arrived to RLYC, very happy!

I used Rigging guard to lubricate and protect every single piece of the rigging and should be done regularly

New rigging

New drum

Old drum

Check the manual before do this type of work to understand how the system works

Kanada San always working hard, I couldn't go through without his help and advice

Finishing the grinding on the furling system

We used a Loos Gauge to measure the tension and adjust the proper tuning, is really tricky but easy if you follow step…

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