[Douglas]

Ahoy ,,, all the recommendations for designing with SS structural fittings , that I have read about , is to never hang anything structural from a SS welded fitting , and that ALL ss structural fittings should be designed to shed off or drain salt water away from the fitting .

To me this means that any SS , fitting that entraps salt water drops is to be avoided .

It seems that stagnant salt water is the culprit ,,,, like swaged terminal ends , that allow stagnant salt water to collect in the barrels , and rust-corrode the 1 X 19 SS wire inside them .

Some riggers recommend to fill the swedged barrels with various water eliminating solutions , but in reality , this only gives a short margin of delayed ss corrosion .

Personally , I would much rather abide by Brion's advice , " to always build in a reserve of neglect" on your rigging projects , and this also would mean to use SS and design with it properly , to shed salt water , not entrap it .