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Default stainless rigging wire - nick in wire

On Oct 8, 9:41 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:22:30 -0700, Frogwatch
wrote:

I wish I'd gone with Norseman or Staylok instead of swaged terminals
when I rerigged. From what I see on the web, they last much longer
with no cracking of the swaged area.


I think that's a good plan if you have a way to load test them to SWL
off the boat. Otherwise you really need a *lot* of confidence in your
workmanship.


I am an expert at overestimating my abilities.