I replaced the Navtec rod heads on Honey's rigging twice in the first 35 years of owning her, finally had enough due to price & the PITA factor of having to ship the rigging back to Navtec and wait for it's return. So I had UK Sailmakers in Charleston, SC replace all of her standing rigging with Navtec's dyform stainless 1x19 wire. That was almost 8 years ago and I haven't had any issues and no more worrying about the rig falling due to head failure.
Best regards, Jack Fitzgerald S/V HONEY - US12788 (1974 C&C 39TM) Savannah, GA USA This email is protected by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received this message in error, then delete it. Thank you On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 6:42 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm no expert but a Navtec rep told me the rod lasts forever. It's the > end fittings that can develop cracks and need inspecting. The rod can be > reheaded. This process causes a loss of one inch of length, but longer > turnbuckles can be purchased or adding a toggle can counter that length > reduction. > > One important thing to check is to look for physical cracks and make sure > the end balls are free within the sockets in the mast and spreader fittings. > > Chuck > > > > On May 19, 2020 at 6:23 PM James Bibb via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > > > Chuck and I have been engaged in too many exclusive conversations > regarding repairing deck core on our boats since we’re going through the > exercise at the same time….realized some of this conversation should be > shared with the broader C&C group as it always goes into good reading for > the experience. > > > > I’m taking down my mast…it’s has rod rigging and I’ve been meaning to > have it inspected ever since I’ve purchased the boat. Can this be done by > a layperson with a dye test or something similar? There’s no rigging > company up here….I’d love to feel confident that there’s good life left > with the existing. > > > > James Bibb > > > > 34/36R 1991 Darwin’s Folly > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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