"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:30:11 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote:


http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf

The section using a 2 meter rod and calipers should work for any
cable
as long as you know it's stretch numbers.

Stretch numbers of 40 yr old 3/16 1/9 stainless? Right

Thanks for the link though. Its one Ive used, but was looking for
something a bit faster and easier.

Gunner

You could weigh yourself and then clamp off a loop big enough for one
shoe and measure how far your weight stretches it.
-jsw