J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Rig-Rite Back In Business?

Just a note to let everyone know about a conversation that I had with Kim at Rig-Rite. I called to get a ferule to fix an elongated hole where the main-sheet bail attached to the boom. Here's what I learned from the conversation.

1. Rig-Rite no longer has the pickup location in Warwick, RI. Since the fire, they now just work mail order and ship from 4 locations.

2. Rig-Rite does not use email for correspondence - they prefer phone calls and fax using the information from the Rig-Rite website

3. They have updated their web site with content. After speaking with Kim, it was apparent that there are "repair" parts available.

4. Kim steered me to a Vang Reinforcement Sleeve, Internal Stiffener 3' long on the J/30 page that can be used to strengthen the boom at a common failure point - the vang attachment located on this page

5. Kim steered me to a Boom Bail Bearing Plate for 3/8" Bolt: K-2172RP on the Boom Bail page. Boom Bail Bearing Plates are used to reinforce the boom wall, spreading the load of a single bolt attachment out over a greater area and increasing the bearing surface by using additional fasteners. Used with Standard (Pivoting) Boom Bails, they reinforce this most highly loaded part of the Boom and are especially critical on bolts for Vang Bails. Please Note that the larger Reinforcing Plates can be used with Flange Bushings (and a smaller Bolt) to achieve the same strength with maximum weight reduction. These are located on this page. I'm doing this because the hole in the boom for the bail has elongated over time.

6. Rig-Rite was unaware that the J/30 Class allowed Carbon spinnaker poles. Expect that Rig-Rite will be updating their web site to offer class legal spinnaker pole, both traditional and carbon.