I agree with Big John. I use the same gear that he did at our local dealer. I have made up the complete set of standing rigging for my old 6.0, including the diamond wires on the mast. My crew and I are known for breaking things, but our rig has held up well. I hate those swaged ends. Salt water gets inside, corrodes it and you can't tell when it's about to go until it's too late. At least with a thimble you can see the wire and rigging. We've de-masted the 6.0 twice due to the swage failures. No more of those. Sure you can make your own rigging. We have pushed ours to the limit, and it does just fine. There is a trick to crimping it though that Capt. Kirk showed us, and yes, I'd use two.

Good luck and go for it.