Thanks for the input. No pictures at the moment, im on the chesapeake and we are buried in snow.
sounds like my original tangs are a writeoff regardless of whether i recommission my existing rod or start over.
replaceing even the screws for my navtec turnbuckles would cost nearly as much as new convenional ones and the studs to use them, so i wasnt expecting to keep those.
Two more questions though. First, Navtec does sell a tang that can accept either rod or wire stemballs (K200). this would be substantially cheaper but require widening the holes considerably. But what most disturbs me is that they dont seemed to be designed to have a tie rod connecting them. is that something to worry about?
second, if my rod is still good and i can find someone that gives me a reasonable price for reheading, will i have enough length in my existing rod to switch to the rod stud/conventional turnbuckles? they look shorter than the navtec turnbuckles.
thanks.
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