Swaging the wires

One of the last things left for Lil Walkabout to happen is swaging the halyard wires...

Here it is how it is done "Thimble and Ferrule Swaging":

Masthead installed on Lil Walkabout

Art has installed the masthead, which was welded. 

Then, the plates on both sides were added and welded for additional support. 

This fix cost me several hundred dollars, but I figured it was still cheaper than ordering a new one that is approximately the same size and trying to customize it to the mast.

George from "Boat Farm" did a very good job machining the aluminum.

spices: line-to-line, wire-to-line, eye-splice

braided rope splicing:





3-braid rope splice:




wire eye splice: