The Swan 56 guide helps owners decide what may need replacing, what can be priced indicatively and what still needs measuring. The kicker recommendation is presented as a separate equipment option, allowing it to be considered during the refit without treating it as part of the standing-rigging set. Even apparently standard production boats can acquire different fittings over time, so photographs and measurements from the current rig are more useful than relying on the model name alone. Where measurements are being supplied remotely, clear photographs of every upper and lower termination should accompany the finished lengths, wire sizes, pin diameters and rigging-screw details.
Yacht and Rig Details
| Production | Finland, 1996–2006 |
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| LOA | 17.53 m |
| Beam | 4.73 m |
| Displacement | 19,504 kg |
| Rig | Masthead sloop |
| Mast stepping | Keel stepped |
| Spreaders | 2 |
Swan 56 standing rigging
| Indicative forestay/backstay/shroud diameter | 12 mm |
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| Rigging type | Rod rigging |
| Indicative standing rigging cost | £ TBC inc VAT |
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Furler and kicker recommendations
| Genoa furler | Reckmann EF90-3 — documented Swan 56 electric refit / current replacement class |
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Mast and boom recommendations
| Indicative mast height | 24.75 m |
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| Indicative boom foot length | 5.46 m |
| Reefing | Slab reefing (3 reef lines) |
Swan 56 running rigging
| Line | Diameter | Length | Suggested rope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main halyard | 12 mm | 49.6 m | Dyneema |
| Genoa halyard | 12 mm | 52 m | Dyneema |
| Spinnaker halyard | 12 mm | 55.5 m | Dyneema |
| Genoa sheets | 14 mm | 28 m per sheet | Marlow Ocean Braid |
| Main sheet | 14 mm | 35.9 m | Marlow Ocean Braid |
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These specifications and prices are indicative only and should be verified against the rig and existing equipment on the individual yacht.