[Public-list] Furler/forestay halyard wrapping

[EddieDiver at aol.com]

What about the "fact" that with the separation of the 19 strands you may  
have lost 50% of the wire strength? I went aloft and took a digital picture of  
the wire separation. One can see light between the wires. The 3 riggers said  
that as the forestay flexes when the boat hits waves or a gust of wind forces  
the forestay to pull harder, the wires will work harden and become brittle. 
When  the first of the wires break, all is lost.
 
 Ed. Schroeder

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