[C320-list] Standing rigging - compression vs self fit

[Graeme Clark]

Scott

Compression - or swaged - fittings are alot less expensive than the Stay-Lok self assembly.  If you are a professional rigger trying to offer competitive pricing it is woth investing in a hydrauloic swaging tool and assembling the rigging in your workshop.  

Graeme

> On 17 Apr 2022, at 11:34, Scott Westwood <scottwestwood at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> I have my own thoughts but open to hear opinions:Most standing I see is compression. Some reason for that?  I was just told the self fit type (such as Stay-lok) have more holding power and uses basic hand tools? Easy to do yourself. 
> My instinct is to use what is most often used by almost everybody... and leave mast failure to professionals.
> Anybody used/done/replaced their own rigging using self-fit rigging?
> 
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