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Oyster 56 Project Underway…
J 42 Brand New Deck Collar. Ready to go on. Not many more of these left.
Alden Caravelle Yawl with 2 Brand New (taller) Selden Masts, Leisure Furls, Harken Headsail Furler, Complete Forespar On-The-Mast Whisker Pole System. New England Ropes Running Rigging Package. Sta-Lok Standing Rigging Package. A Beautiful Job for a Beautiful Boat.
Going To Work. Apogee 58.
Custom Reef Line Fair Lead. Valiant 42
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- Installing TRC Lazy Jack Legs. J42
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- TRC Lazy Jack Legs, made to go forward so you don’t have to modify your mainsail cover. J42
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- TRC 4-leg Lazy Jacks. J42
Tartan 10 Spreaders Repaired #ANewLeaseOnLife
Mast Step Bermuda Bolt Mod. Ready to be Installed. J-42
Valiant 42 Spreaders Back from Paint.
How to Lay-out a Masthead. Valiant 42
Complete Rod Service. All New Electrical. Complete Mast Re-finish. New Single Line Reef System. New Tri-sail track. New Tides Marine Strong Track. New TRC Preventer System. Valiant 42.
Beautiful Carbon Fiber Mast Restoration Project Complete. New Standing Rigging. New Spreader Glassed in Spreader Base Doublers. New Tri-sail Track. New Stay-sail and Runner Provisions. New Outhaul. New Single Line Reefing. New Boom TRC Boom Preventer System. New Bermuda Bolt. Ready for the Big Trip. J-42
A Custom Bow Sprit Solution for a Beneteau 310 by TRC
Pearsn 30 with a Brand New Harken Over-the-Cabin-Top Traveler.
Valiant 42 Refinish Underway
Even the Little Guys Need Rigging. Broken Strand on an Upper Shroud. Harbor 20
Paint Prep Under Way…Oyster 485
Another Forespar Yacht Rod, Serviced and Re-finished. TRC Style. Tartan 4300
Sometimes You Still Have to Wire Rope Splice.
Custom Aluminum Spreaders Made by Sean Simmons of The Rigging Company. Morgan OI 41
Beneteau 393 with a Brand New In-Mast Furling Mast from US Spars, Gainesville Florida. Provided and Assembled by TRC.
Custom Made to Order Standing Rigging Package, New Hood Furler and Custom Made Spreaders. Being Shipped to Florida. Morgan OI 41
Custom Carbon Fiber Spreaders Underway. Log Canoe Jay Dee.
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- Brand New Sitka Spruce Rhodes Reliant Mizzen Spreaders
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- Rhodes Reliant 40 Radar bracket on Mizzen Mast
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- Epoxy and AwlGrip Finishes. Rhodes Reliant 40
Anchor Snubber Anyone? Formosa 42
BSI Rod Rigging Now at The Rigging Company
Sometimes you don’t have a halyard to go aloft… That’s why you need to go aloft ;-0). Taswell 49 Project.
Spotted!! One of Our Very Own Custom Spars. Looking Sharp!
New Rod Rigging, Running Rigging, Boom Preventer System, AwlGrip Paint Job, New Harken MKIV furler, and a New Lease on Life. Sabre 38 Re-fit.
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- Dufour Yachts 36e Performance 2:1 Spinnaker Halyard for the New Top Down Furler and Code 0 Furler
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- Dufour 36e Performance with New Top Down Furler Under Way
Amel Sharki Furler Service
Hylas 49. New Running Rigging. Freshly Painted In-mast Furler Motor. New Running Rigging. New LED Tr-anchor Light, Spreader Lights, and Foredeck Light. New Harken Electric Powered Primary Winches. New Harken Main Halyard Winch. Ready to Set Sail.
The Rigging Company Annapolis New Shop
Forespar Leisure Furl Display at The Rigging Company
Beneteau 40. New TRC Boom Preveneter System. New Running Rigging. New Tides Marine Strong Track. New Outhaul and Reef Lines. Complete Winch Service.
J 110 Carbon Spars Underway…
Need your mast unstepped for transport or just having the hull painted? Give us a call, we’ll even wash it before she goes back up. Bristol 45.5
New Standing Rigging. New Chainplates. New Lifelines. New Electrical. A rare Bristol 41.1 leaving the dock. Happy trails!!!
We Do Custom Leather Work. Spreader Boots for Sabre 38!
We are up to something and we’re not telling….What could it be? #TraditionalRigging
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- Oyster 485 with Some Running Rigging. Ready to go to the Islands before the big winter. Oyster 485
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- A New Backstay using Compact Strand 1×19, Hayn Hi-mod Failsafe Insulators. Maintaining the Oyster Yachts Factory Spec’s
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- Putting on the New Backstay. Oyster Yachts 485
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- An older custom bow sprit with some new features. Catana 47
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- How we make our own custom Bulls Eye’s. Catana 47
Sonoma 30. New Upper Shroud Tangs and Masthead Spinnaker Sheave Box w/ Custom Riveted and Glued Doubler. New Standing Rigging. New Shroud Chainplates. New Mast Step On Custom Anodized Riser. New Main Halyard and Jib Halyard Sheaves.
Standing Rigging, Running Rigging, New Masthead Sheaves (courtesy of our friends at Zephyrwerks), Chainplate and Mast Tang Service and Inspection. Tartan 34 C. Mail us Your Rigging and we’ll Mail You the New Stuff Back!
Another O’day Bow-Stem Fitting Completely Refurbished!
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- New Bearings with Some Custom Touches. A Complete In-mast Furler Overhaul. Morgan 34
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- An Old In-mast Furler with a New Look. Newly Hard Coat Anodized Parts. Wait ‘Till it’s Done…Morgan 34
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- The Bench Test! In-mast Furler. Morgan 34…
How it all Started for Me. The New but Already Getting Older Every Year, Navy 44’s.
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- Check Out Some of Our New Kits……..the T.R.C. Boom Preventer Kit!
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- T.R.C. Spare Stay Kit.
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- T.R.C. Lazy Jack Kit!
A Self Storing Boom Preventer. Tartan 3700
New Boom Vang Lug. Baba 40
A Beautiful Overhaul on a Beautiful Little Boat. Morris 26.
New Standing Rigging. New Running Rigging. New Furler. New Lifelines. New Spinnaker Gear. New Chainplates. New Electrical Package. Ready to Be Stepped. Morris 26.
Morris 26 Sailing Away!
The Baba 35 Project is Complete. A Top Quality AwlGrip Spar Finish, New Internalized halyards, Reconfigured Boom, and a Complete On-The-Mast Whisker Pole System.
Lagoon 620. Basic Inspection and Hydraulics Troubleshooting for the Bamar Headsail Furlers, Tenderlift System as well as the Pasarelle Gang Plank
Hinckley Yachts Bermuda 40 Sloop. New Custom Mast Build Continued. Everything is welded Up and In. A Few More Holes, Some Sand Paper, and an Acid Bath and it’s Off to the Paint Booth!
We Utilize the Through-bar method to Affix the Spreaders. We Put the Spar Under Compression Before Drilling for Spreader Pins to Ensure a Tight Fit. Hinckley Bermuda 40.
Custom Tapered Spreader for Discontinuous or Linked Rigging. Ready to be Welded. Hinckley Bermuda 40 Sloop
Finishing the Cut-outs for Internlizing Halyards. Baba 35.
Tipping West System w/ Special Coatings Hardener for Clear Finishes Makes for Less Sanding. Rhodes Reliant Mizzen Mast.
New Custom Harken Traveler System, Led Aft.
New Lifeline Gates w/ Braces. New Main Sheet Block and Tackle. Bristol 29.9
Some of Our Projects After AwlGrip. Looking Good! Baba 35 (Prairie Beige) and Hinckley B40 Sloop (Matterhorn White)
We Always Recondition the Old Hardware if it’s Re-usable. Hinckley B40 Outhaul Track and Car.
Dr. LED “Kevin” Spreader Lights. Freshly Installed. Baba 35
Hinckley Bermuda 40 Sloop. Painted and Assembled.
More Hinckley B40. Man I like Those Passagemaker Tangs!
Our Spar Trailer All Rigged up and Ready for Delivery. Hinckley Bermuda 40.
Complete Overhaul. New Standing Rigging. New Harken Furler. New Running Rigging. New Electrical Package.
Pearson 36 Pilot
A TOTALLY Re-vamped Pearson Pilot 36….don’t see many of these!
New Tapered Spinnsheet. Omega 36
Adding Purchase to Harken Jib Lead System Can Be Tricky
We Don’t Do Wood Often….but when we do. It’s real nice! Rhodes Reliant.
A New Mast Key/ Bottom End. The Old One was Rotten. Rhodes Reliant.
Smith’s Penetrating Epoxy. Then West System w/ Special Coatings Hardener. Then Awl Grip HIgh Gloss Clear for UV protection. Rhodes Reliant.
On the Way from the Paint Booth to the Assembly Line. Rhodes Reliant.
Custom Tapered Spar. Check out our Brand New Aluminum I-Beam Taper Spar!. Hinckley Bermuda 40 Sloop
Custom Mast Head. Designed by The Rigging Company. Hinckley 40 Bermuda Sloop
Check out our new The Rigging Company T shirts! Come by and get one they’re FREE!!!
We’ll Even Make You a Custom Sailboat Mast Hostess Stand. Wood Finishes by Boat Shine. Woodwork by Stem to Stern Yacht Service. Visit the Eastport Yacht Club for a Closer Look!….it even has spreader lights…
Completely Restored Mast. New Spreader Light. New steaming Light. LED Anchor light. Irwin 38
Converted from In-boom Furling to Conventional Single Line Reef Mainsail System….an unusual retrofit but it turned out nice! Irwin 38.
New Selden GBS Removable Bow Sprit. A Perfect Solution for Cruisers. Look at how we Remedy the Tack Line Issue!. Catalina 27.
Custom Gooseneck and Vang Brackets and Toggles to be Welded on! Notice the Stainless Steel Bushings for a Prolonged Life. Irwin 38
The World’s Nicest Catalina 27. Painted Super Jet Black with Bright Aluminum Ends. We Added a Link Plate to raise the Drum Off of the deck for clearance for the Selden Sprit. New Life Lines with Custom Black Cushions To Match. New Spreaders and Much …..Much More!
I never thought I could be so little! Aloft on a Tayana 55.
Final Touches Before Stepping. 2 VHF Antenna’s (spaced 3′ apart). OGM LED TriAnchor Light. Windex and T.R.C. Tang. A Cell Phone Extender. Baba 40
Sean Simmons and the Completely Overhauled Baba 40. Custom Two-Tone Paint Job. New Standing Rigging. Fully Refurbished Pro Furl Furlers. Internalized Halyards. New Tides Marine Strong Track. New Electronics. New T.R.C. 4-Leg Lazy Jacks.
Ready for New Standing Rigging. Baba 40 (as well as a few others)
Aluminum Masts Should Not HAve Wooden Spreaders. Cal 27
Custom Aluminum Spreaders. Cal 27.
Corroded Mast Step? No Problem, we’ll just make a new one. Baba 40
Just some shop art…
New Synthetic Backstay and Powder Coated Backstay Flicker. Telstar 28 Tri-maran
New US Spars Boom w/ Custom Tack Pin w/ Slab Reef Hook
New Outhaul w/ Internal 4:1 Purchase. New 3:1 Cunningham (the green line), Harken Bullet Swivel w/ Becket trough Harken Bullet Cheek Block to 29m Pivoting Cam Block. Telstar 28 Tri-maran
Telstar 28 Trimaran; New Boom w/ Outhaul and Slab Reef Configuration, New Top-Down Furler w/ Furling Line and Double Lead Block w/ Snap Shackle Attachement, New Halyards, New 10:1 Synthetic Backstay w/ Flicker, New Jib Lead Turning Block Configuration, New 3:1 Cunningham, and a New Running Traveler Rig 3:1!
Backstay Control Reconfigured from 8:1 to 10:1. 40mm Harken Carbo Fiddle Block w/ Becket to 40m Harken Carbo Fiddle Block. 40mm Harken Carbo Single Block lashed to Stanchion to Turn Line Up to the New Cleat Position. It Just Misses the Aft Lazarette! Telstar 28 Tri-maran
Schaefer Pin Stop (extremely curved track) Traveler Converted to 3:1 Line Control. 40mm Harken Carbo Fixed Single Block @ the Car to a 40mm Harken Carbo Fiddle w/ Cam. A Simple Solution for a Not so Simple Problem. Telstar 28 Tri-maran.
New Harken Furler, New Standing Rigging, New Running Rigging, New Chain Plates, 3 Leg Lazy Jack Kit, and a few custom touches……..Cabo Rico 38
The Rigging Company Lazy Jacks in the Stowed Position. Cabo Rico 38
A Brand New Harken MKIV Headsail Furler. Cabo Rico 38. The customer did quite a nice job on that sprit if I may add…..
New Custom Chain Plates. Moved from Inside the Hull and Custom Mounted Outside the Hull.
Formosa 41 Ketch
Complete Wooden Spar Refurbishment, Main and Mizzen Using Epoxy and Awlgrip. All New Spreaders. All New Chainplates. Formosa 41 Ketch. Classic Spars with Modern Finishes!
Bert Jabin’s Yacht Yard. The Best Place in the Mid-Atlantic to Have Your Mast Stepped.
Custom Elk-hyde Spreader Boots. Laced and Ready to be Stepped. Formosa 41.
Ash Blocks. Before & After. Formosa 41 Ketch
Mid Assembly and Looking Good! Formosa 41 Ketch
Das Boot! It’s all in the details…..
AwlGrip Finish! Formosa 41.
How to Move a Mast the Easy Way
Brand New Chain Plates, in-the-works. Formosa 41 Ketch and Cabo Rico 38
Brand New Chain Plates. Before and After.
Cabo Rico 38
Refinishing Wooden Spars. Formosa 41 Ketch
Wooden Spars were First Repaired, Sealed with Penetrating Epoxy and then Epoxy Primer to Get it Ready for Awl Grip. Formosa 41 Ketch
New Spreaders from Douglas Fir. Formosa 41 Ketch.
A Brand New Hood SL 808. I am Beginning to Like These Furlers More and More. Catalina 34 MKI
Lift, clean and Reseal the Deck Ring, Bristol 43
A New Head-stay Hound for a Seasprite 23. Even the little guys get the royal treatment at T.R.C.
Brand new Lewmar Adjustable Jib Lead, Cleating Arrangement. Passport 456 Aft Cockpit
Lewmar 2:1 Jib Lead Car W/ Custom Stand Up. Passport 456 Aft Cockpit
New Lewmar Adjustable Jib Lead. Passport 456 Aft Cockpit
Oday 34 Re-rig and Chainplate Service, New lines and Electrical. Good to go for a while.
Brand New Hayn Turnbuckles and Navtec Stemballs. Oday 34
Frers 38. Rig Up!
Brand New Dinghy Davits! Catalina 400
Gerhauer Dinghy Davits, Custom Installed by The Rigging Company!
We Package Masts for Transport Too!
Aloft on a Passport 456. Cloudy, cloudy days…
New Harken Traveler, New Running Rigging, New outhaul, New Main Sheet Configuration, New Vang Configuration, and a Newly Rigged Single Line Reef System. Catalina 27.
Having Some Fun with the Boat Shine Crew, helping Matt Rutherford get his Motor Schooner Ready for his big Atlantic Voyage. Good Luck Matt!
Complete Rod Service. Stepping a J105 in the Rain.
The World’s Nicest Pearson 26 OD!. New Halyards, New Standing Rigging, Chain Plate and Mast Step Service, Internalized Halyards, New Lifeline Gates and Gate Braces, New Harken Traveler w/ Windward Sheeting Car, New Selden Boom, New Harken Genoa Furler, New Lewmar Primaries, The Rigging Company 3-Leg Lazy Jack Kit, All New Electrical, New Selden Removable Bowsprit, and a “Partridge in Pear Tree”
Brand New Mast Chocks. Done Right! Peterson 44.
A Brand New Paint Job, Re-rig, and New Headsail Furler……Getting Stepped! Peterson 44.
CompleteForespar Whisker Pole On-the-mast System by The Rigging Company. Peterson 44.
A New Selden Mast, New Harken Furler, New Selden Boom w/ Single Line Reefs and Internal Outhaul System, All New Standing Rigging (converted to discontinuous/linked style), New Halyard Package, All New Electrical, New Selden Deck Ring, New Selden Mast Step…….the WORKS! Yamaha 36
A Brand New Selden Conventional Mast. Yamaha 36
Installing a New Mast Step.Yamaha 36
Positioning the New Mast Step. Yamaha 36.
A New Mast Step Properly Installed. Ready for the Mast. Yamaha 36
Fitting the New Deck Ring for the New Mast. Yamaha 36
Sometimes We Have to do Some Fiberglass Work to Make Things Fit. A New Selden Deck Ring. Yamaha 36
Another Beautifully Installed Boot and Mast Collar by The Rigging Company. Storm Tested and Not a Drop.
A New Boom for a Pacific Seacraft 24. Primer. I actually like that color…..
Pacific Seacraft 24 Dana. New boom, Painted Awl Grip Cream with 2 single line reefs, 4:1 internal outhaul, and custom 3/8″ x 1/2″ boom toggle w/ bushing.
New Outhaul System for Benteau 49. Before.
New Outhaul System for Benteau 49. During.
New Outhaul System for Benteau 49. After. Ta-da!
Peterson 44 New “at-the-mast” Reefing System
New On-the-mast Halyard System; Halyard Winches, Winch Bases, Rope Clutches and Horn Cleats, Eliminate the Old School Winch Farm. Plus A New Track, Car, Control Tackle and Storage Chock and Ring for a Complete On-the-mast Whisker Pole System. Peterson 44
Wire Wheeled Spreaders and Some Freshly Painted Spreader Bases. They Where Green with MildeEWWWWW!
Mast Head with Machined-in Slots For Internalizing Halyards. Pearson 26
Pearson 26 Mast Step With Proper Drain Holes and Ready to Have New Hause Pipe Welded to Accommodate Electrical Wires and to Prevent Water from Penetrating the Deck.
All Parts and Pieces Inspected, Cleaned Up and Ready to be Re-installed. Peterson 44, Paint Job.
Sean Simmons Rides the “Sky-Hook”! Ya Gotta Get Up There Somehow….
Don’t Forget the Million Little Parts and Pieces
The Acid Bath!
…..then we coat it with a special solution which protects the aluminum from corrosion for approx. 24 hours…..
Catalina 30, Re-rig, Electrical, New Spreaders, New Harken Furler and a Chain Plate Service. Better Than it Has Ever Been.
Catalina 30
Benetau 50 with Stainless Steel ‘Key and Tenon’ Style Mast Step. A Sure Recipe for Immense Corrosion. Make Sure You Unstep that Mast about Every 5 Years or So.
Mast Finishes by The Rigging Company!
Mast Electrical Package; LED Anchor Light by OGM, A New Series 40 Deck/Steam Combo Light by Aqua Signal, A Hailer by Standard Horizon, Sealed Beam Spreader Lights by Perko, and 4 LED Blue Blaze Mast Accent Lights by West Marine. Benteau 50
A Glossy Finish For a New Lease on Life. Beneteau 50
Always Make Sure You Scrape Those Die Lines. Details Make All The Difference.
A Properly Prepped Mast Ready for Acid Bath and then Paint
New Hiking Cushions and Spinnaker Block “Keeper Uppers” – J92s – NICE!
How Sport Boat Life Lines Should be Lashed, with Spectra and Heat Shrink!
Spectra Turnbuckle Lashings, Only Acceptable in Some Configurations…..
Headstay Furler to Dyform Hank-on Conversion with New Tack Fitting, J92s
Wow What a Finish!
We are so proud to be a part of this :-0)
Yacht Witchcraft at the U.S. Boat Show
A Fair Lead using Schaefer’s Big Over-the-stanchion Lead Blocks
New Sta-sail Furler On a Taswell 44
Freshly Painted, Re-rigged, New Halyards and Electrical, Sabre 43. Man that’s shiny!
Another Perfectly Installed Mast Boot
Totally Restored Forespar Vang w/ New Spring, The Rigging Company Style.
Sean Simmons Working Hard to Get the Mast Ready to Step
Totally Refurbished Aluminum Stem Fitting, O’day 34. Looks New!
O’Day 34 Aluminum Anodized Stem Fitting, After
O’Day 34 Stem Fitting, Before
Custom Fitting To Adapt Gibb Shroud Terminal to Eye-Jaw Toggle
New Selden 300S Sta-Sail Furler, Hylas 49
Core Dependent Eye Splice To ‘T’-Ring
New synthetic runner ready to install, Hylas 49
New Isomat Spreader Bushings for a Tight Fit and Just a Dab of Silicone on the Spreader Pins. Ready to Step!
Custom Steaming Light Mount
O’day 34, Standing Rigging, Running Rigging, Mast Electrical, and Chain Plate Replacement w/ New Harken Cruising Unit 1 Furler
Adding Spinnaker Sheet Turning Blocks to a Hunter 39.
Selden Top Down Furler and Removable Sprit, Installed by The Rigging Company!
Top Down Furler Furling Line Lead. Hunter 39.
Removable Bow Sprit and Top Down Furler Rig. Hunter 39
Traditionally Rigged 2:1 Halyard, Spliced, Parceled and Served!
New Running Rigging on a 109 Year Old 60′ Sloop!
A Proper Throat Seizing and a Cow Hitch!
Upper Chain Plate Sealed and Installed.
Upper Shroud Chain Plate, Dry Fitted On a Catalina 36! Always Replace the Fasteners….
Chain Plates Services, Inspected and Ready to Install!
How To Seize A Spreader End
A properly installed mast boot, from SSI.
Complete Mast Refurbishment Hunter 34
Mast Refinish – Paint Prep!
The Rigging Company’s Lazy Jack System. Does NOT require the mainsail cover to be modified!
Leisure Furl Goose Neck Assembly 2012
Anodized Forespar Leisure Furl Installed By The Rigging Company On a Catalina 40
T.R.C.’S Custom lashed lifting and down-haul ring. LIGHT AIR ONLY!
T.R.C. Presents our custom retractable bridle. Look MA no shock chord! ~J-29 Complete spinnaker pole refurbishment~.
New Ball Bearing Mast Base Turning Blocks
New Custom Milled And Welded Spreader Ends
Brand New Tip Cups And Rod Replacement, Farr 40
Our New Hats!
We Have Koozies TOO!
Complete Running Rigging Package
2 Vhf Antennae, OGM LED Tri-cholor/ Anchor Light, Aparrent Wind Instrument, Digital Camera, and Windex
TV Antenna, Hailer, Radar, Radar Reflector, Deck/ Steam Light, And spreader Lights
Complete Spar Restoration Package
Complete Mast Refurbishment Package – ‘Mid-assembly’ –
Custom Hailer Mount For Spreader
Sean Picking Up Mast From Paint Shop
Custom Paint Job!
Sean Simmons Finishing Touches on a Brand New Leisure Furl
Rope Work New Navy 44
Complete Mast and Rigging Refurbishment, Whitby 42
Complete Spar Build and Complete Deck Lay-out New Navy 44
Catana 52 Wing Boom Re-finish!
Jimmie Cockerill Hard at Work!
This is What it Looks Like if a Halyard Knots Itself Inside of Mast Yikes!
Brand Spankin’ New Navy 44 Hits a Bridge on the CnD Cannal. “Guess They are Going to Need a NEW one..
We don’t do rudders but I was really proud of this one. Totally Refurbished Pearson Flyer Rudder, Looks Like NEW!
Jimmie Cockerill Working Aloft!
They Used to Make Boats in Cockeysville?
Jimmie at the mast and Sean trimming at the J-24 East Coast Championships
Jimmie Refinishing a 70′ Spruce Spar from the Early 1930’s
How Did Ya’ll Get It so Shiny!
Witchcraft’s Mast is Ready to Step
80 Year Old Sitka Spruce Mast Meets new School West System Epoxy and Awl Grip. Looks brand New!
Jimmie and Sean, After Hours…… that is epoxy not ketchup on my shirt. Okay there is some ketchup.
Custom Splicing Work
Jimmie on the Bow at the Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge, A 1st Place Finish.
Replacing Rotten Planks On a 108 Year Old Day Sailor. Chain Plate Covers Anyone?
J-35 Mast Refinish
More Custom Splicing
The Riggers Dock Cart……………………
Hi, Im thinking of removing the mizzen permanently from a Formosa 41 … want more uncluttered deck space, would you have any advice on this idea … ?
Hi Brad,
I think that is a great idea. I mean it really all boils down to how much you need that thing for sailing. If the answer is not much, than I vote for…take it out of there and see how you like it.
Good Luck,
~T.R.C.
we are looking for replacements for the ” stemball” This “stemball” style socket was originally designed and manufactured in house for Hinckley Sailboats.
I know the Hinckley’s well but don’t know the stem ball that you are asking about. Is this for the standing rigging? Can you send us a picture to Aaron@theriggingco.com along with some measurements?
~T.R.C.
looking for a new or used mast step for my 1973 Ranger 29. The mast looks original.
There are certainly reasonable solutions available to you for this.
Are there any markings on the spar anywhere that can be used to identify the manufacturer?
You can send us some pictures via email at Jimmie@theriggingco.com we’d be glad to help you further.
This blog was… how do I say it? Relevant!! Finally I have found
something that helped me. Appreciate it!
I just sold a different Cabo Rico 38 from 1988 and I love what you’ve done with the one here. The mast re-rig looks beautiful. Any major concern areas that you found on the rigging?
Hi Aaron, thanks for the comment and the compliments. The Cabo Rico 38 is a nice solid boat. Along with the standing and running rigging replacement there where a few things that popped up:
When we un-stepped the mast, there was heavy corrosion around the mast step and deck collar. The deck collar had to be removed with the mast, during the un-step, to lift the spar without damaging the deck. The mast butt needed to be trimmed to remove corrosion which was compromising the structure of the spar at the step. The mast step and deck collar were both cleaned up, re-anodized, and salvaged nicely.
We replaced the chainplates as per the customer’s request. Although I don’t think they showed any signs of cracking or failure, they were replaced do to concerns of fatigue from mileage and use.
Lastly, we replaced all of the sheaves in the stay-sail boom, main boom and the mast due to UV degredation. We also replaced the large hollow (tubing style) sheave pins in the masthead, as they were out-of-round, with solid machined pins. These are common problems with the Isomat Spars but can be resolved without much ado.
Hope this is helpful,
~T.R.C.
More pictures please,
Learned a few things on here.!
COMING…..:-0)
Great website!
Brooke – SpinSheet
Thanks!
HI Jimmie, You and Sean have an impressive website! A picture says a thousand words; passion, dedication, education. We will be in touch. Cheers, Lisa Bardarson/Jon Reichlin Vessel Bright Star
Hey, that’s really nice. Thanks a lot!