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Riggtech Bosun’s Locker in Newport is a chandlery with professional yacht rigging at its core. The online shop supplies rope, deck hardware, furling and sailing equipment, while Riggtech’s wider team handles standing and running rigging, spars, fabrication and installation — ideal when the component and the job need to be considered together.
Service area: Australia-wide online delivery
Bosun’s Locker is the retail and online chandlery connected to Riggtech’s professional rigging operation in Newport on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. It is a specialist destination for sailors, boat managers and race crews who want hardware supported by hands-on rigging knowledge.
The shop focuses on rope, blocks, shackles, terminals, deck fittings, sail-handling equipment and the smaller components used throughout standing and running rigging. It is equally useful for routine replacements and for assembling a more involved upgrade.
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Riggtech’s services include rig inspections, re-rigging, furling systems, spars, custom fabrication, splicing and installation. That connection matters when loads, wire or rope specification, termination method and deck geometry all have to work together safely.
You are replacing running rigging, planning a new furler or deck layout, or want a professional rigger to specify and install the hardware rather than buying it blind.
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Dangar Island sits in the lower Hawkesbury River close to Brooklyn and is one of Sydney’s small, boat‑access communities. From the water it reads as a wooded, low island with sandy foreshore, a public jetty and private moorings; its position at the mouth of Cowan Creek and close to the main river channel makes it an attractive short‑cruise destination for trailer sailors, runabouts and small cruisers but also one that requires careful local knowledge and respect for resident berths, ferry operations and tidal currents.
A regular, layered maintenance routine combining hull cleaning, targeted anti-fouling management, cathodic protection and systems checks will substantially reduce marine growth and corrosion for boats kept year‑round in South Australian waters. Focus on preventing attachment and electrochemical attack, then inspect and act more often if you’re in warm, nutrient-rich or high‑traffic sheltered waters.
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Activate an EPIRB or PLB only when you are in grave or imminent danger and need search and rescue; use VHF and contact Marine Rescue for urgent help, to request assistance, or to relay information when you have time-critical but non-life-threatening problems.
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Do regular rinsing, inspection, gentle cleaning and proper stowage for sails; wash, inspect and replace lines as needed; and clean, lubricate and check blocks and sheaves — these simple routines will greatly extend their life.
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Treat a southerly buster as a rapid-onset windshift with a strong increase in wind and sea state; prepare the boat and crew by reducing sail area early, securing loose gear, briefing crew on roles, and identifying shelter or an upwind recovery plan. Respond quickly but deliberately — keep boat controllable, avoid last-minute heavy-handed moves, and prioritise mainsail and crew safety over speed.
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