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Rod Rigging - Hype?
"NotPony" wrote in message news:LrEuf.1732$Pe6.483@trnddc08... Wouldn't it make sense to talk to a rigger about rigging? S. In the martix, no. John Cairns "Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com... : : : In my research for my book I interviewed 5 surveyors in NY, PA and FL : who specialized in sailboats. ALL prefered rod rigging over traditional : wire. ALL felt that it's virtually impervious to failure, so long as : the fittings were updated and NONE had seen a failure and only two had : even heard of rod rigging rigs failing and in both cases it was : actually the chainplate that had failed! ALL had inspected rod rigged : boats from the early 80's that were found to be in excellent condition. : Of course my boat is not very old and her rigging is like new with : terminals updated in 2004. : Bob, it's best to actually do some real research instead of posting : superficial info from Sailnet that you coppied and pasted. : : RB : 35s5 : NY : |
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