mast rigging

An old surveyor described his rigging wire test to me. He clamps the rigging wire with a pair of VISE-GRIP pliers, and locks the swage with a spanner or screwdriver, and twists the wire "gently". Any broken strands in the swage will pop loose. Has anyone with professional rigging experience...

A number of years ago I was visiting a friends second home in Lunenburg NS. I got to view this vessel that was once owned by Gen Patton. I had been thinking of 'new ways' to attach some of the rigging to the mast. I was pleasantly surprised to find this,... Another thing I found interesting...