J/42 Standing Rig

[George Masson]

Can anyone offer an estimate on the cost to replace the standing rig on a J42 with a carbon mast.  Shrouds, stays, and roller furling on headstay.

[James Ashton]

I just had mine replaced - about $17k .   

Happy to chat more if helpful.

Cheers 

James Ashton

s/v Arcadia #17

646.262.3037

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Can anyone offer an estimate on the cost to replace the standing rig on a J42 with a carbon mast.  Shrouds, stays, and roller furling on headstay.

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[Tom Keffer]

Maybe it was too long ago to be useful, but I had this done in 2018. 

Unstepping / stepping mast. This included tuning the rig, servicing boom, etc: $1,150

Removing, replacing, installing rod rigging: $8,270.

What the yard did was remove the rigging, put it on a pallet, and ship it to Svendsen's in the Bay Area. They measured it, cut and terminated new rigging, then shipped it back. You could save some money by shipping it yourself. That might save $1,200.

-tk

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Can anyone offer an estimate on the cost to replace the standing rig on a J42 with a carbon mast.  Shrouds, stays, and roller furling on headstay.

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[Stephen Ulman]

Just finished yesterday. The replacement included a new hydraulic adjuster for about $3,000, but we did not replace the forestay or roller furler. The total for parts and labor, including the adjuster but not including stepping and unstepping was about $14,000.

Steve Ulman

Finezza Veloce #20

[Dennis Boyd]

I just finished mine two weeks ago.   Hull #6, is AL mast with wire, not rod.   New Harken #2 furler ($5,600 thank you very much), I reused hydraulic back stay, removed/eliminated SSB insulators, fix cosmetic issues at mast spreader bars, and rewelded main halyard sheeve pin.   $14,000.    On my own I replace chainplates, Raymarine instrument cable, VHF mast cable and antenna, and anchor light, touched up paint.    This was about 3K more.

Dennis Boyd

Jaywalker  J/42  #6  

[George Masson]

Steve,  Thanks for the info.  Why did you not replace the forestay? Where did you have the work done and do you know what the cost of labor was?  I plan on doing the actual installation and tuning myself.

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[Fred Hawes]

Hello George,

I replaced my standing rod rigging, to include backstay and headstay, on J46 #16 last fall, had the carbon mast and aluminum boom repainted (6 coats), rod rigging from the Netherlands, for $32K. My own rigger did the work and the yard did the painting, Also new steaming/foredeck lighting, new anchor light. Price included crane off and crane on, but not boat storage. This work done at KohlerKraft yard in Point Loma, San Diego. Mast is 65' long.

Fred Hawes

619-920-6661

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[jeff thayer]

Looks like my boat is going to need a new set of rod rigging.   Looking at having Maine Marine Rigging in Southport create the rod set.  Anybody have experience w/ these guys?  Or recommendations for alternates in the New England area?  Thanks.  

Jeff Thayer

SV Allez,  J/42 #46

[James Ashton]

Hello Jeff,

My yard in Harpswell, ME recommended Bay Sailing in Fall River, MA to supply my new rod rigging - I am pleased with how the project worked out.   Could be worth comparing prices with Maine Marine Rigging - although MA location not ideal.

They don't have much of a web presence but seemed to do good work and supply a quality product..and they just recently did my j42 rig with carbon mast.

Best,
James

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[Stephen Ulman]

David Chard's Black Rock Boat Works in Bridgeport, CT just replaced our standing rigging. David also works closely with Lyman-Morse in Thomaston/Camden, ME and is constantly traveling up and down the coast of New England, not to mention emergency rigging trips to Florida. BRBW also came up with the use of old fire engine hose for spreader patches to reduce cost and windage. See https://groups.google.com/g/j4x-owners-group/c/39VuelEKyvU/m/rCK8yYIwAQAJ.

Steve Ulman
SV Finezza Veloce, J/42 #20

[Bernie Coyne]

Jeff...seems they are the only guys around that do Navtech rod rigging.  Friend used them to replace his and was haooy.

Bernie

 J/46 #10 Mystic Rose

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[Milton Calder]

We worked w Steve at Maine Marine Rigging . Great company and affiliated w Maine Yacht Center in Portland . I worked w Steve at Lyman Morse in Camden when I ran the yard crew group for a few years . He did our turnbuckles on SMITTEN J-40 .

Milt Calder 

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[William Beebe]

Call Dennis at Bay Sailing in Fall River, very knowledgeable on the rod rigging for the J/42

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[William C. Wohlforth]

Just throwing in another report on Maine Marine Rigging, who replaced rod & turnbuckles, and dye tested chainplates, on my J/42 over winter. The outfit seems very competent, professional.

Best.

Bill

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[WSC]

Jay Maloney is the best (founder) - so much knowledge and experience.  He did the rod standing rigging replacement on VIDA back in '21.  $5K for everthing except forestay, and I did the install/re-rig.

Sean C  

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