T-ball conversion

[Lee Catlow]

Greetings,

Planning to replace our rigging on our 1976 Tayana 37 for extended cruising in tropics; externalizing the chainplates, replacing swaged fittings with Sta-loks, etc.

I get heartburn every time I look up at that unfair lead where the T-ball fittings are swaged onto the wire, and want to convert to tang-and-eye (or fork) connection.

What details need consideration on this conversion? Best practices for attaching tang to mast? (it's an Isomat NG 80).

Thanks for any enlightenment...

LC