DIY Rigging Checks 

As I watch, this is three years old.... still relevant, still great advice ...Thanks

Excellent advise for us all. Hopefully a timely reminder for those who have never checked their rigging. As for cracks in my previous life as an aircraft engineer we used to apply dye penetrate to a suspect area and after a few minutes wipe it clean before applying a chalk type spray. Obviously if there is a crack then a thin line will appear the same colour as the penetrant. If in doubt a suspected crack is a crack until you can conclusively prove it is not.

For me probably the best savety related seamanship video out there. Love this guy. Stuff like that should be mandatory for all sailing classes. Thanks for sharing!

You are so right about all of this! Wish you were still making videos! -Rebecca from SV Brick House

Excellent. Professional. Thorough. Time well spent making this and watching it. Thank you. Dr Dunstan (Sailor)

Excellent presentation! Particularly loved your sense of humor Jerry.....keep up the good work👍🏻

You guys are great, thanks for making these presentations available to us sailors!!! So good!

ive been on youtube since youtube came out and have never commented on a video, this was absolutely brilliant !!!!! Thank you so much for your knowledge

Very very interesting video . Thank you to insist on the importance of a good inspection of the rigging

What a smack on the arse! Thanks for that. I’m going to check it all regularly from now on.

Thanks man, you just made me a safer sailor, Must watch .

I love key rings, I change them all when I get a boat from someone else because they ignore them. They are standard on hang gliders. But hanggliders inspect their rigging with great frequency. If kept in their original shape (remove them when they distort due to snagging or even when the patina really starts to show) they are reliable and efficient. This being said with the fact that all my boats are trailored and I have to set the rig every time I go out which is the only reason I like them.

Thank you for sharing essential knowledge!

This guy is nerd-cool when it comes to rigging. Great video.

Very helpful! Fine job! Thanks 👍🙏

Thx for the presentation! I'm totally agree with! Most sailors really underestimate the importance of a safe rigging. Terrifying what happens when the mast falls into the cockpit. I suppose most instructors don't train this topic intensely enough. Maybe that's one of the reasons why sailors don't pay attention later. On my skipper-trainings, every student on board has to do a safetycheck with me, at least once. The rigg and the lifelines are only 2 points on my checklist. A safety check can take 90 to 120 minutes and every sailing trip should begin with, including the safety instructions for the crew. Maybe that's german pessimism, but for me "murphy's law" applies on board. Cheers

Very good presentation, thanks Jerry (S/Y 'QUASAR IV OF LLEYN', ARC 2008)

great info and advice for a newbee boat owner ( simple to understand consise and yes Im from an engineering background but none the less I still take advice from someone who knows his subject

Extremely informative,many thanks.

Thank you! I've recently become seduced, through the wonder of RU-vid, with the idea of a cruising lifestyle for some of my remaing years (currently 62). I will most likely be looking for a bit of a fixer upper initially and your video has really made an impact on me as far as the rigging goes. Thanks again.

Amazing. Thank you!

Nobody picked up Jerry the rigger, Jerry rigger??! Lol excellent video gave me a lot to think about having just brought a used, and sadly unloved yacht.

Thanks for sharing, my workload has increased, but thanks to this, so has my safety. 🙂

Jerry, Excellent presentation. Thank You.

The most important part of a boat (or car) is the 'nut' that holds the steering wheel .☸️.

A problem in the rig soon become big (new motto for Jerry)

Great video, I had incompatible t terminals and backing plates. Ended up with the same cracks.

Enjoyed the video, thank you. Crosby clamps/Bulldog grips fail, on your demo model there old son. They go ONE way only! The "U" goes around the end (non-load) part of the eye.

I quite enjoyed that, suspose that makes me a rigging anorak too lol . Quick tip .If you are using a shackle that you need to undo regularly a small cable tie can act as a temporary seizing option rather than wire. No good long term though as UV will degrade the plastic.

Great video. Very informative.

Great video, thanks so much, what Jerry thinks of snap shackles????

Wish he had written a book

Excellent video and advice. Thank you.

Brilliant, precious teaching ! Thanks so much. Sorry to ask a silly question where everyone has a different answer : when all looks good upon inspection, when should you replace the rigging ? After 10, 15, 20 years ? I am about to purchase a yacht from 2000 where rigging has been regularly professionally inspected, but never replaced. Should I go ahead with a replacement ? Thanks again !

Can't like this enough for a newbie like me

No rig you have to put a balaclava on.. HAHAHA.. Great video and something all sailors should pay attention to...

Very informative! Thank you

He’s the Gordon Ramsey of sailing

Very nice. Thanks a lot

Excellent!!!

well done thanks

... brilliant, thanks :)

very good

Loved the video but when he was talking about the t terminals I got so mad. I might not go to ford for a honda part but if I get an 8 mm bolt I expect the receiver to fit properly. Need to get better (some) standards with this equipment. Don't need a Seldon specific t terminal ... other than that nit pick I loved this vid.

Wonder how many women are alienated by this chap? The lump tip is good though.

His style of presentation is exactly the reason why I cancelled my PBO subscription!

Great information, but spoiled by a completely patronising tone.

for the love of GOD PLEASE STOP BENDING SPLIT PINS ALL THE WAY OUT- what are you gonna do? snip it off every time you want to retune? you can reuse split pins fine if you dont horribly mangle them up and just put a small bend in each leg. Only needed to put a split pin in the top stud, not going to work itself out from the deck side with the pin in the top stud

Less BS about fish 'n chips and sandwiches on the beach and more talk about rigging and this video would have been about 5 mins long

Everyone there and watching are obviously keen.. Stop the preaching and attempts at humour. Really spoils an otherwise very informative video.

Great advice but I had to stop watching because I got sick of hearing you only mention your wife in relation to household tasks. It's not " your wife's washing", your dirty undies are in there too mate

very informative video , thanks!

His style of presentation is exactly the reason why I cancelled my PBO subscription!

You Brits have a real crummy sense of humor but the video is excellent, very benevolent, thank you very much for posting it! ❤️