[Rhodes22-list] Failed Stays & varnish

[John Lock]

At 12:02 PM 9/21/2007 -0400, you wrote:

>Please read carefully (from the section on terminal fittings), especially
>the LAST LINE:

Right, that was the interesting part!  Just trying to gather as much 
information as possible, since I never heard of this practice.

Cheers!
John

>Terminal fittings, especially swage fittings at the deck, are prone to rust
>where the wire enters the swage. Rust indicates a serious problem and the
>swage and possibly the wire should be replaced. Some skippers like to use
>gel or wax to prevent water from entering the swage. While this may be
>effective for a while, it probably won't keep water out for long and could
>very well trap water inside, encouraging corrosion.