Synthetic shrouds on a 3 spreader rig?

[Joe Henderson]

Dear Gashmore,

You have a handle on the problem.

9 and 11 mm sound about right - as does the 5:1 safety factor.

You must pardon the pun, but you have hit the nail on the head when you talk about ease of modification etc. This I think will be the greatest boon and, paradoxically, the greatest threat, to the wider acceptance of fibre rigging.

With something so easy to access there will inevitably be the rash of bad and unsucessful projects until it becomes comonplace and accepted my the masses.

There will of course be the usual amount of litigation and argument when the first high profile rig comes down and hurts someone, but we will have to guard against that eventuality with competent workmanship and the education of our customers.

Regards,
Joe Henderson.