to swedge or sta loc?

[Robbie.g]

There are choices in rigging; some are done by the owner, some buy the boat builder and some by the rigger. Much of the time each is trying to make their best guess as to the suitability of each of the objects/systems that will be installed based on their own understanding of the end user.
In the rigging sense; the style of rigging, or re-rigging, depends largely on the owner. sometimes it's cost, but sometimes it's on the level of interaction the owner wants with the rigging, and/or the actual mechanics of sailing.
If an owner enjoys this ongoing rigging interaction, and would appreicate the gains possible from dux type fiber rigging, then that should be on the table as an option. There are also owners who see their rigging as a thing that holds up the mast, that periodicly the insurance company wants checked and can sometimes mean another bill. Would this type of owner be interested in checking aloft for chafe, tweeking the rig as the stays creep, etc.. possibly not; maybe ss1x19 and swages are more suitable.
Just throwing it out there.....