Originally Posted by ksurfer2
Pole failure has been due to the synthetic bridles either breaking or the stopper knots pulling out of the fitting at the end of the pole. New pole will have the bridles spliced at both ends. No more stopper knots!


Yeah I've thought of the splicing too, vs. knots, but I have trouble measuring exactly how long the splice will be, before and after doing it. I've been using knots and lots of white tape over knots and the tails, both for streemlining and to keep them from pulling out. I thought the Nacra's had fixed length, wire stays for the pole bridals?

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