Thanks again for the reply.
The rigging was used for a period, put away for a few decades, and has been in use for the past four years. It's showing signs of wear, corrosion, and the splices don't look like they were done very well initially, so the owner is choosing to replace. I wouldn't say anyone would expertise has taken a look at it.
The biggest reason the captain is avoiding 1x19 is because it has to have spliced soft eyes aloft, and I haven't heard word about splicing 1x19 aside from that it's ridiculously hard, and doesn't nicopress well. We heard you can get 316 7x7 from RiggingOnly, so we're checking into that and the prices. Personally, I'd love to learn to wiresplice, but don't want my first attempts to be on a working vessel.
Thanks
-Steve
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