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20 machine swages | $270 |
108’ 3/16” wire | $160 |
18 assorted hardware fittings | $596 |
Shipping | $66 |
Total | $1092 |
The Ericson-installed ones on our '88 boat were really difficult to close and open. Hard on the hands and just a "primitive" design compared to the CSJohnson design, i.e. a new generation. I do not know of any riggers that would prefer the old stuff. Also, the "over center" closure design in the later ones reduces a tendency to fly open even when the closure is not latched. It's a safer design; keeping mind that it will always be safest to tape 'em shut for some conditions.Don't really see what the beef is with "old style" pelican hooks
Holy cow, I need to dig my (80s-vintage) swaging machine out of the garage. 20 bucks per swage?!?! Sheesh. I used to just consider swaging to be part of the labor-charge, not its own line-item...Here's the estimate from my rigger. This is from two weeks ago... Note that redoing my outhaul is also included in that quote.
I agree, it's a great option and that's how I started my journey. As it turns out, my turnbuckles were all frozen up and I could not adjust them or fully remove the lines. They started shearing apart when I applied heat + force to get them apart.A few years back I was considering new life lines to replace the originals on our 87 34-2 as the coating was yellowed and cracked. In the process of deciding between coated and un coated I stripped all of the coating off of the existing lines to see how the boat would look with bare stainless.
Turned out it looked pretty good. The original lines and hardware showed no signs of rust or wear ( fresh water boat ) so I left everything in place.