Old fittings or new when changing wire

[ribbony]

New wire and ends are planned, it was a question as to use the Sealoc's we have or go for a new turnbuckles, perhaps of a different design. The Sealoc's certainly do appear to be a robust design and we did not want to discard them if they still were deemed to have more life in them, as they are quite expensive to replace and we are on a budget. If we did replace them then is would have to be with something other than Ronstan sealocs, perhaps with a mechanical fitting on the end so we can service them ourselves.

[Stumble]

My feeling is that whenever you replace the rod/wire all of the end fittings get replaced as well. I understand budgetary issues, but just think about the cost of replacing the rig due to a buckle failure. Basically this is just the wrong place to save money IMHO.