Oh My - what a drama - new swaging failure

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You should be able to go to sea with your new rigging without having any nagging doubts about whether the swages are going to crack or fail every time the breeze gets over 20 knots.

It seems to me that at this point the only way you can gain the confidence in your new rigging that you should have is to start over with another known-reliable rigger doing the swages properly.

I dunno about you mate but if it were me and I had the third pass done and had a few banana swages or anything that were less than perfect in the rigging I'd never achieve the peace and serenity that you ought to be able to. I'd be up on deck every 15 minutes with a magnifying glass and torch and I'd be thinking about die penetrant tests, etc. It's not worth it. Get it done right and then don't think about it any more. Get the rigger to compensate you for the wasted wire and fittings and his labor charge and start over. Talk to him and clearly express what you believe a fair settlement would be. Go to court if you have to. Don't worry about your wasted time, just get the job done right then do the installation again, it will be easier the second time :-)

I know you didn't ask for my advice and I apologise if you don't want it.

In my opinion one of the indispensable elements of safety at sea is having confidence in your boat. I try to ensure that my boat is always more seaworthy than I am. Anything that leads to less than full confidence should be fixed or changed. The potential consequences of structural failure are too serious to allow half-baked solutions.