Larry's ears are burning
Hello,
First, poor Larry Pardey is probably regretting mentioning Nico's as an option. He's an ace splicer, but has also seen lots of boats ó mostly in England ó with nicopressed rigs. And they can work there, where the climate is mild, and the water low-salt, but they tend to fail at sea.
Further, they are designed for 6x or 7x wire, and adapting them to 1x19, though doable, is tricky; it is possible to get something like 100% strength with them, but only for a while. Plus we see problems with collapsed thimbles, poor fit in turnbuckles. So really, not the best for anything but their original intended purpose, which is halyard wire.
As for the alternatives, if you go with swages I prefer rotary swages, if the machine is in spec and run right. Otherwise Hayn or Sta-Lok.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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