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Shouldn't make any difference, however if you are a "set halyard tension in the spring and forget" type sailor, then set the tension...

I'm not sure you should put too much store on the replace at 10 year thing. That's really designed as a good catch all average. High...

It's definitely true to say that steel today is "different" than steel from years gone past. For context we've been buying 304 and 316...

We make screws out of 304 and 316, cold headed and then thread rolled. So worked pretty hard... The 304 won't stick to a magnet, but...

You can do that to 304 and 316 if you hit it hard enough.... If I was the OP I'd be trying to find other boats rigged with the same...