This is our 6th year in Venezuela and we are planning to head for Panama in the next few months. We bought the boat about 7 years ago and do not know if this is the original wire--don´t think it is. Not showing any rust or fish hooks, looks good. Should the wire be replaced in a time line basis or when it shows wear? Love your book "The riggers apprentice", use it every day and tune my own rig due to your video and book. Thanks, tom lane on MIMA
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Tropics eat rigging
Hello, I replied earlier, but seem to have vaporized my answer. Where you are will corrode rigging about 4 times faster than where I am, in the Northwest. Even given excellent materials quality, tune, lead, scantlings, and moderate use, you're already pushing the safety envelope; 10 years in the tropics is ancient, while the same gang could be 15 years or more old up here, and still be fine. Fair leads, Brion Toss
Hello, I replied earlier, but seem to have vaporized my answer. Where you are will corrode rigging about 4 times faster than where I am, in the Northwest. Even given excellent materials quality, tune, lead, scantlings, and moderate use, you're already pushing the safety envelope; 10 years in the tropics is ancient, while the same gang could be 15 years or more old up here, and still be fine. Fair leads, Brion Toss
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