Jere Lull wrote:

Since when does 17/19 become 20%?


You're right. Should be 10% (2/19 rounded). (I was up WAY too late after
a great sail that brought the bow past the outer breakwater as the sun
kissed the horizon.)

Yes, the stay is probably okay, but I don't play around with the
forestay in particular. The OP *saw* two nicks. Are there perhaps others
he hasn't noticed?


My first thought on the filing of wire strands was -

How much damage would that do to the rest of the cable?


Anybody really think they can dress out two strands of cable - IN the
cable - and not touch any of the rest of them?

You know, the most interesting part of this story has not been told yet!

How did the hacksaw just happen to nick a couple of wires?

There has just GOT to be more to that one...