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Originally Posted by emeritus
No personal experience, but the accompanying extract from a text book on ropework for yachts (Modern Rope Seamanship, Colin Jarman and Bill Beavis, 2nd Edn, 1983) explains how to make reliable splices in wire ropes. It confirms the need for thimbles (as large as possible) and that the clamps (bulldogs) need to be correctly oriented to avoid damaging the wire. The alternative would be to use a swageless terminal.
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Ooh thanks for that! I clearly have quite a bit to learn about this. Alas my uncle Jim [the only real seafarer in the family] is no longer around to give me guidance.