I looked into it this winter but opted for rod rigging (with forestay and backstay switched to wire) because of a few reasons.
1) Resale value. Less people are familiar with synthetic rigging so it will probably discourage buyers. 2) shorter life span But there were some appealing characteristics: 1) got slightly cheeper quote on cost (not cheep enough to compensate for resale issue) 2) can be inspected easily by me (huge plus) 3) in an emergency situation theoretically could be spliced and repaired at sea. 4) less weight aloft, but for a mostly cruising boat this didn’t matter to me. On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 8:48 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > The deal with Dyneema is supposedly it is only expensive ONCE, the > fittings can be reused and the actual Dyneema replaced cheaply. > > It should not have cost much at all to just replace the line, was it > really $4,000 for 50 feet of it???? > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > > > *From:* Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2024 11:23 AM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Standing Rigging > > > > I think you will find it is a fair amount more $$, for little gain. > Probably have to change a lot of your attachments as well. > > I replaced my backstay (split) with Dyneema, only because that's what it > was originally. After spending 4 grand on that, I wonder why I did it for > the little weight savings, when I could have replaced it with rod myself > for next to nothing. > > > > Bill Coleman > > Erie PA Entrada > > > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 9:51 AM Karl Erickson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Has anyone looked into replacing their standing rigging with Dyneema? I am > in the process of replacing my lifelines with dyneema and have heard of > boat owners that have replaced their standing rigging with it. Just curious. > > > > Karl Erickson > > 1978 C&C 34 > > SeaBatical > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
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