[MHml] wire rope splice

[Bill Gibbs]

Habit?
We do put quote a load on it raising the main if the cars jam.  But probably nothing Dacron couldn't handle.

-----Original Message-----
From: multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com [mailto:multihulls-bounces at steamradio.com] On Behalf Of Larry Forgy
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 2:05 PM
To: Informed discussion of multihull issues
Subject: Re: [MHml] wire rope splice

Bill Gibbs wrote:
> I'm looking for a rigger who will splice 7/19 wire to spectra.  The twist is that's it's old wire and new spectra.  
>
> My main halyard is 50' of 10mm galvanized 7x19 wire spliced to 90' of 12mm spectra double braid.  Only the wire takes full load
and only on one of 4, .75" diameter  x 2" long swaged slugs.  
>   
Bill, I'm sure there is a good reason for it, but if "only the wire 
takes full load," then why does the tail need to be spectra?

Larry Forgy
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