HI Brion,
Thanks for this. What do you mean by this:
But getting the lower terminal consonant with the rest of the wire is important. ?
re: the wire, yes, I did not have a lot of knowledge when purchasing and this is what I was sold for standing rigging(!). Then I discovered books and professionals. I now know it is 7x19. I suspect it could be smaller than 3/16 right? Anyway, it's being swaged now at the top end and a mechanical fitting will be used at the bottom as it has a core. I hope this will be fine and I will have safe and happy sailing for a few years. Any major concerns I would appreciate hearing about and will approach re rigging differently the next time. First timer.
I do have a question about toggles on the turnbuckles. My spreader width is within an inch of the width of the boat at the chainplates. Should I toggle the turnbuckles? At one end? both ends? There is a shroud to the spreader and one to the mast head. Note: some of the forks in my turnbuckles have slight bends. Actually not sure which wire they came off of and not sure if they were there before put on the boat in the first place. The last time it was re-rigged was over 10 years ago. Thanks!
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