There are two things on your sailboat that must receive seasonal attention: 1) Your standing rigging and 2) your lifelines.

Is easy to figure out what will happen if a shroud or headstay fails ... well, the mast will come down which is a potential serious accident for your boat, but more important for you and your crew.

On the other hand, lifelines are a more serious issue. It is quite often that what follow to a broken lifeline is a crew member been overboard. Even though a mast coming down is an important accident a man overboard is a life threating one, one that every sailboat owner must avoid. Remember! at sea you are responsible for the safety of your guests and your sailboat.

This is why we at Mauri Pro Sailing want to become an active participant of this recommended seasonal sailboat maintenance process.

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Here is how we can help:

1) You don't have to pay for any shipping...both ways.

What means both ways? It means that we will send you an empty box with the return label on it so you don't have to look for a box, pay to send your old rigging or lifelines to us or to receive your new one.

2) Fast turn-around. Usually we ship custom rigging and or lifelines with-in 48 hours of receiving the order.

Note: Times may vary depending on time of the year or if your sailboat requires a custom part.

3) Low prices and here are a couple of examples:

- 30 ft. Typical Cruiser / Racer standing rigging $650 to $950 (4 shrouds, headstay and backstay)
- 35 ft. Coastal Cruiser standing rigging: $1200 to $1800* (i.e. Beneteau Oceanis 32)

* Prices may vary depending on number of shrouds and /or required fittings.

- Hunter 30: New set of lifelines $340
- Other typical 30 footers: Price range from $250 to $750 depending on number of gates and required fittings.

4) Two delivery methods: a) We can duplicate your existing standing rigging*. You will receive it ready to install. or b) We can build a new one for you and we will ship it with one end unfinished but you will receive the appropriate swageless fittings so you can finish it (all required fitting are included in quoted price).

* In order to be able to duplicate your existing rigging we will need you to send us your old one first. Once the new one is ready we will send you both back.

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More about Lifelines and How to send them to us

Lifelines are probably the most overlooked piece of hardware that is used almost every time you use your boat. Grabbing a lifeline and having it fail, while embarrassing when it happens at the dock (and it does), can be downright life-threatening at night, or, consider this – how far would you fall when your boat is out of the water during the winter storage season and on jackstands or a trailer.

Your lifeline should be adjusted so that they are taut, but not so tight it bends the stanchions or pulpits. It is at this point that we recommend that you take a permanent magic marker and mark the turnbuckles and pelican hooks where the threads leave the body of the fitting. That way, when you take the fittings apart to remove them from the stanchions, you can re-assemble them back to where they were on the boat. There is not other way to guarantee that the replacement lifelines will fit perfectly. If you forget this step, we will have to return the lifelines to you to have you properly mark the turnbuckles and pelican hooks. Many people don't consider the fact the sometimes some of your stanchions or your bow or stern pulpit might actually be bent, changing the actual lengths of the lifeline.

First, only work on 1 wire at a time. When you disassemble the turnbuckles so you may remove the wires from stanchions, making sure to keep everything in order, including attaching the pelican hook to the gate eye, if there is one. Re-assemble the wires back to the lengths there were when installed, and place a tag or make a folded duct tape tag detailing what each wire is. If your boat has 4 basic lifelines, they should be labeled “Port Upper”, “Port Lower”, “Starboard Upper”, “Starboard Lower”. If you have discontinuous gates, then you will need to be sure to label them “Port Lower Aft”, “Port Lower Gate”, “Port Lower Forward”, and so on. You might also have a small section for the stern pulpit. Be sure to label that as well. Remember to label the wires before coiling them and make sure the labels are securely attached. We will duplicate the wire as given and return them paired up, old with new. If the tag comes off, you wont know where the new wire goes and will have to trial and error to find the correct fitting wire for it proper location. Coil the wires up individually; making sure that all the hardware, except the stanchions, is included. You should have 4 neat coils that will fit into our shipping carton. Seal the carton securely and place the shipping label on the outside of the carton. UPS has plenty of location at which you can drop off the package at your convenience.

One decision to be made is that the racing rules of sailing forbid the use of vinyl coated wire on replacement lifelines made after 1999. This doesn't impact cruising boats, but some people prefer the look of stainless wire, especially since it doesn't get chalky and turn brown from sitting in the sun. Plain 1x19 wire is also less expensive than the vinyl coated wire.

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