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Two good examples of problems
associated with the deck level use of swaged fittings. "Swaging"
is a process where tubular stainless steel fittings are
essentially "crimped" onto rigging wire under high pressure.
Salt water and other such corrosive elements run down the wire
and migrate into the fitting, initiating rust, which in turn
expands, eventually causing the swage to rupture and the wire to
pull free unexpectedly. The
StayLocTM fitting on the left of the second photo
is a much better way to go.
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