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  1. Al Smith

    Wire rope / steel cable

    Wire isn't a whole lot different that lay rope except you have to make provisions for . It's a stiff as a bridegrooms D--- k for one thing and has porcupine spines for another .That aside it just takes longer is all . It helps to have a heavy dead blow hammer handy too . To tell the truth if...
  2. Al Smith

    Wire rope / steel cable

    You have to have a marlin spike ,not to be confused with a fid which is used on regular fiber rope . 'taint easy by any method but it is doable . Oh ,by the way ,I was the closest thing a sub ever had to a bo'suns mate ;) Then on that ,the bo'suns on the tender showed some stuff they didn't...
  3. Al Smith

    Wire rope / steel cable

    Wire rope is just rope made of wire .It isn't that big of a deal other than it can hurt you .Short splice ,under over just like three strand . Long ,belay out ,tuck under over stagered .No difference except the numbers of lays . Oh ,by the way,wear good leather gloves .;)
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