I would use 1X19 wire for lifelines. I think 7X19 is perfectly strong enough, but the strands tend to grab hair and not let it go. Just a minor irritant, I know, but we do tend to lean on the lifelines and many will find this a pain! Andy
Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Jan 2, 2019, at 11:50, Steven A. Demore via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > When I made my new lifelines last year, I bought a crimping tool at Bacon > Sails. It was a little metal block with holes for 4 sizes of crimps, with a > bolt on each end that gets tightened down to make the crimp. It cost about > $35 and was handy as can be. > > Steve Demore > S/V Doin’ It Right > C&C 20 MK1 > > From: Della Barba, Joe [mailto:joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov] > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2019 10:34 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Using West Marine in-store swaging tool > for lifelines? > > Not all West Marine shops are any good at rigging. The Annapolis West Marine > has an actual rigging shop in the store and made my lifelines for pretty > cheap. If you don’t have gates in the middle it is just 2 pieces of wire, 4 > ends, and labor to press them on. I think it was something like $120 or so > for my boat. > > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK I > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matthew L. > Wolford via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 9:22 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Stus-List Using West Marine in-store swaging tool for > lifelines? > > FWIW, it may be worth comparing the price of materials and a swage tool > against the cost of having an outfitting company like Rigging Only fabricate > replacements. > > From: Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 8:42 AM > To: C&C List > Cc: Bruce Whitmore > Subject: Stus-List Using West Marine in-store swaging tool for lifelines? > > Hello all, > > I need to replace the lifelines on my 1994 37/40+. I am going to go with > bare 7/19 wire, and need to crimp on the stud fittings. For the hand crimp > stud fittings, Johnson says not to use a nicopress tool. West Marine's had > swage tool is set to use both for oval (nicopress) fittings and round > fittings, but the person at the store had no idea if the tool was adequate > for the stud lifeline fittings. > > I wasn't ready to do it this weekend, but would like to get the job done > shortly. > > Does anyone here know? > > Thank you! > > Bruce Whitmore > "Astralis" > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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