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It’s Boat Show 2025 and We’re Back at it Again!

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A TRC Exclusive Deal!! A Free Electrical Package with Standing and Running Rigging Purchase When you purchase a complete standing rigging and running rigging package (a complete mast or deck line package), you will receive a free electrical package on us!!! Here is what it includes: … and ALL associated wiring and connectors. **Additional lighting,…

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Schaefer Marine Boat Show Special: Up to 40% Off

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Schaefer Marine is offering some of the biggest savings of the season through The Rigging Company during the Annapolis Boat Show. **boom furlers not included. Discounts are valid only through the end of October. Schaefer Marine has been trusted by sailors worldwide for over 50 years. Their foresail furlers are what helped build Schaefer’s steadfast…

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Forespar Boat Show Special: Free Vang with Boom Furler Purchase

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Forespar Products Corporation, makers of the Leisure Furl Boom furling system, are offering an unmatched show special: Valid for orders placed during the show and through the end of 2025. A rigid vang, that is suited to support the weight of the sail and the spar itself, is not just an add-on, it is an…

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Riggers Spotted in Grand Cayman

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The Rigging Company was back at it again, but this time enjoying a little slice of paradise. I have to say there are many great things about this line of work, but being able to travel to desirable locations to work on peoples yachts has to top the list. The Cayman Islands has no shortage…

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The Rigging Company in the Virgin Islands

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We just finished our first trip to Grand Cayman on Wednesday for a full re-rig of a 45′ catamaran. Currently, we are in Tortola at Nanny Cay spec’ing and measuring for some new masts. Despite all of the beauty, there is still lots of wreckage everywhere, mostly complete write offs. It seems rebuilding has been…

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Winterize Your Rigging

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Winterizing a boat is very important, but most people forget about the rigging. Sometimes even the sails. This is actually not that much work, it’s just that most people don’t know what this might entail. Here is what we riggers consider when the sailing season comes to a close. Remove the Halyards, Attach a messenger…

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The Vang

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Wiktionary.org offers this defintion of the word vang. Although the etymology is all very interesting. The latter is the one we are the most interested in. Below is a good video describing the benefits of the boom vang and when to use it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C31nGzO54O4&w=560&h=315] The Boom Vang, in its simplest form, is a block and…

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Un-stepping the Mast

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When un-stepping the mast there are several things that need to happen in preparation for the actual mast removal. The following tips and procedures are in line with the methods we use for boats up to 55′. Small boats or big boats alike, first things must come first. All of the sails and sail covers…

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Which Boom Furler is the Best?

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When it comes to mainsail management systems, in-mast furlers appear to be losing popularity with cruisers while boom furlers keep popping up on more boats. We are noticing a huge increase in customers upgrading their conventional or even their in-mast units (yes, you read that right, read more below) to in-boom furling. I may even go…

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Winches

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The three big winch players are Harken, Lewmar, and Andersen. Selden is also trying to make a splash in the production winch market. Almost all of these manufacturers offer different drum finishes from anodized aluminum, stainless steel, and chrome plated bronze (even un-chromed bronze upon special request). So what are some of the other differences? One of the number one companies…

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Wire Rigging Vs. Synthetic Rigging Vs. Rod Rigging

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Synthetic rigging has been getting more and more common recently. Rod rigging has lost some popularity in the past decade due to parts availability issues from manufacturers. Wire rigging has remained tried and true to the test of time. In looking at each of these stay materials we find some advantages and disadvantages. Let’s take a look……

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Swageless Mechanical Fittings or Swage Terminals…

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…Which do you prefer? When talking about wire standing rigging for sailboats, there are two primary ways to secure a fitting to the end of the cable, the swage fitting and the mechanical fitting. One requires a specialized, expensive machine (pictured below) that is used to essentially squeeze or hammer the fitting onto the wire,…

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