I'm scared to death of heights but after watching a professional rigger inspect my gear, seeing the cost and not able to get a definitive answer. I decided to do it myself, forever more. Saved a buttload of money learned a lot, I always knew first hand what was going on up there too.
I had a keel stepped mast and one day I took my cap shrouds and stays down for replacement. All I had holding the mast up was the lower shrouds and the main sheet to stabilize it over night. Things went OK until I had to raise myself to the top and fasten the new stays and shrouds. Holy cow that mast swayed back and forth like a 62 foot tall blade of grass in a strong wind. That ever scared the poop outta me but I managed to persevere and stay up their. And though it was a successful I will never ever do it like that again. Next time I'll replace everything one piece at a time.
Once word got out I did this I could charge $80.00 and hour just to change a anchor light bulb.
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