Gordon, Most rod failures happen at the head. Many on this list have opted to have the existing rod re-headed. This will shorten the rod and may require the addition of a toggle but the cost of re-heading may be close to or less than replacing with wire. Rod rigging will keep the resale value higher than wire rigging.
If there is a Navtec vendor in your area, if is fairly easy to remove the rod, coil it to no LESS than 200 times diameter, and carry or ship it to have it re-headed. The vendor will tell you if there are problems with the rod. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:56 PM, CATHY DE PONT <reiddep...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Greetings: > For a 1988 C and C Mk2, the cost to replace the original rod rigging is > about $2000 more than switching to wire. > Has anyone had to make this decision and if you went the wire route are > there any regrets? > Are there any other pros and cons? > This is a cruising boat so speed is not critical. > > Many thanks, > Gordon on Lorikeet based in Sidney, BC, Canada > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >
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