Correct
Hi all,
I've been away on vacation; sorry not to have gotten back to you sooner.
First, you should to disconnect the Sta-Lok from the turnbuckle in order to disassemble it, if only for ease.
Next, it doesn't hurt to disassemble occasionally, just to make sure no water is getting in and corroding things. But take care not to unbalance the rig while doing this. With a continuous rig, slack the backstay first, to keep compression from bending or buckling the partially unsupported mast, then work on pairs of shrouds (on opposite sides of the boat), on a calm day.
I trust that you tightened your terminals enough to bend the cover yarns over the wedge. If you did that, and had the right amount of core showing, and if the core was flush with the cover yarns when you started (inferior wire will often be unbalanced, with a withdrawn core), then all is well. From previous conversations with you, it is most likely that you did everything fine, and that rigger is off-base.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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