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35 foot boat, we had our mast out, upper and lower shrouds replaced (forestay and backstay had been done the previous year) and mast back in for around $1600CDN (mast in and out was $200)
Our mast had European fittings and there was some fiddling/filing required to get the Tfittings properly in the mast... that was much easier to do at ground level, plus we had a good opportunity to properly inspect everything else (wiring, lights etc)
As Paul said above, the rigger's time is valuable, and it would take a lot longer to do this with the mast up. Take the mast off, you can remove and re-install the rigging and just have the rigger come and set up the rig if you didn't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
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".. there is much you could do at sea with common sense.. and very little you could do without it.."
Capt G E Ericson (from "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat)
1984 Fast/Nicholson 345
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