To me, the advantages of rod rigging apply only to racing. For cruising,
wire is preferable for a few reasons. One of the biggies is that wire
often gives you warning before failure, while rod can visually look
perfect up until the moment it suddenly fails. It is also a lot easier
to carry a coiled up spare length of wire and DIY sta-lok fittings for
emergencies. So, if I had a boat with rod rigging and I was planning on
going cruising, I would convert to wire.
Bill Bina
On 4/10/2014 8:42 AM, David wrote:
I also explored wire vs. rod. Is that cost differential factoring
in all hardware (turnbuckles etc) that need to be switched out or just
the rod/wire?
FYI...I am going with rod because at the end of the day, given all the
hardware that need be replaced, it was not worth it.
David F. Risch
1981 40-2
(401) 419-4650 (cell)
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