[Public-List] Check that standing rigging-- especially this kind of terminal

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

After all the discussion, I was looking at my Sta Loks, someone along the way obviously re- rigged the boat and did it correctly! After doing a bit of research, it looks like Hi-Mod has really done their homework and probably would be my end fitting of choice.

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> On Jul 14, 2014, at 5:49 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> Greetings, All,
> 
> Besides the painting upgrade, I was able to meet up with Don Yager of Yager
> Sails  (in Spokane, WA. at http://www.yagersails.com/). He makes occasional
> trips to Bellingham where we keep the boat, this time to deliver a new sail
> to a customer there. He generously offered to take a look at my Profurl set
> up to advise re: the life expectancy of the forestay.
> 
> The forestay's good for a few more years, but he pointed out one thing that
> I was REALLY glad to hear about-- this is especially relevant to some of us
> with older boats. (Well, I guess that's ALL of us, eh?)
> 
> While the lower ends of all the rigging had a variation of a Norseman
> mechanical compression fitting, the upper ends nearly all consist of wire
> wrapped around a SS thimble and crimped with Nico-press types of fitting.
> Don declared these to be no-no's and dangerous, to replace right away. This
> thought was seconded by Pete, the rigging expert at Fishery Supply in
> Seattle. Raised eyebrows all around!
> 
> So, we're dropping the mast tomorrow in order to remove all that stuff and
> replace it with wire from Fisheries Supply. Chinese-made wire is,
> apparently, to be completely avoided. US-made is best, though it can be
> hard to find. (I checked with a dozen places in western WA and found one or
> two sources: West Marine-- expensive-- and NW Rigging in Anacortes at about
> half the price. Let me know if you'd like a copy of my notes about this. Or
> photos of the fittings.)
> 
> We're going with Fishery Supplies Korean wire made by KOS but stranded
> together in the US. A good reputation, supposedly.
> 
> You may want to check you own rigging to be sure you don't have those
> crimped terminals. (The rigging is not original; it spent some years in
> Portland, OR. before I bought it in 2000.)
> 
> This puts the sailing trip back another week, but heck, I'm glad to know of
> it. I can only imagine how lucky we've been, having sailed through all
> kinds of weather with those fittings over the last dozen years!
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Randy Katz
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