Dear Selahway,
Reading both your posts your predicament is sounding more and more familiar to me so you must forgive me for being blunt, but what are you doing using 7X19 for standing rigging?
I hope it was cheap, because, whatever the material, in that application it has no other virtues.
It sounds like you are spending some money, what with Harken furlers and StaLoks.
If you have indeed bought quality components it begs the following questions:-
Why have you not also bought yourself some large Felco cutters? You will not spend better money.
Who did the the athwartships rigging and the re-stepping?
Did you enlist the help of a competent rigger?
If so, he/she is the person to appeal to for help.
If not, then do so! Quickly!
This step may save you wasting money and time while you flounder through your re-rig and, as it seems from your posts, lumber yourself with the wrong materials and no adequate tools to complete the job.
And with the best will in the world, and at the risk of sounding churlish, why have you not thought this through a little better so you do not have to call for help at this late stage in the proceedings?
Regards,
Joe Henderson.
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