I paid about £875 3 years ago. I wasn't in a position to shop around at the time, so don't know how competitive (or not) that was.
You may be able to save a bit of money by ordering the rigging to be made up by a specialist and fitting it yourself. (I did this for a different boat many years ago (in those days ordering the rigging by post!). In my cases the firm had made up a couple of the wires to the wrong length, so I had to drop the mast again and wait while they made replacements and posted them to me, but I imagine (at least hope) such mistakes are rare.)
In case it's of assistance here are the approximate dimensions of my LM27's rigging, and specs of my terminals, etc. These are good enough for you to get an estimate, but obviously for actually making up the rigging your exact lengths and types of fittings would have to be checked, either by you or the rigger.
Masthead rig, mast by JohnMast, existing rigging wire 5mm
Forestay, 10.2m, bottom fitting bottle-screw and toggled fork, top fitting eye, Plastic 608S roller reefing fitted.
Backstay, 11.2m, bottom fitting bottle-screw and fork, top fitting eye
Cap shrouds (x2), 10m, bottom fitting bottle-screw and fork, top fitting eye
Lowers (x4), 5m, bottom fitting bottle-screw and fork, top fitting eye
I replaced my rigging with 5mm diameter wire, which was what was previously on the boat and looks about right. I am not certain whether that was the original rigging diameter was, and seem to recall someone else saying theirs was different (either 4mm or 6mm).
Good luck, and do report back for the information of others how much you end up paying
It will depend on the thickness of the rigging and where you have it done - it's probably most expensive here on the south coast.
For a set of 6mm wires with good quality rigging screws I paid £1100 in 2018. Don't forget the cost of mast removal/raising, the above cost did not include this. While it's an expensive job that really has to be done by a professional it's not a job that you have done very often (10 years min) and you could do 4 wires at first with several years in between to spread the cost. My local rigger did my inners once without removing the mast! In the end it's peace of mind when you're out in 25 knts plus that you get for your cash.
Best of luck
Regards
Mick Legg
Last Edit: Aug 26, 2020 19:17:06 GMT by oceandancer
Thanks folks I will be taking the boat out of the water for the winter and dropping the mast. I think she will need a full set of rigging as i know it hasn't been changed for at least 12 years. My ideal option would be to remove the wiring and take it to a local rigger to ensure accurate measurements and gauges but will decide when i see what is involved with removal and fitting. I have a mechanical background so am hoping that will help out
Hi Thought i would share an update on my rigging project. I used a local rigger in the Edinburgh area who supplied the materials. I was able to replace the lower and upper shrouds with the mast in place with the help of one of my sons on the winch. The cost so far has been very reasonable at £345 for 5mm stainless steel wire and swages for the 6 shrouds. I will get the back and forestays replaced after lockdown then look to replace the bottlescrews next year. Thanks for the help and advice. AllanD
