As fuzzy has said, go back to the manufacturer. There are different types of wires used in cranes and there SWL and size will be different. You just can not use any old bit of wire.

>How to select/calculate the Wire Rope Diameter for Marine Crane (3T9M)?

I'm looking to purchase a boat for duck hunting. BUT...I know nothing about boats lol. What do y'all think of this? Does it seem like a decent deal?
17ft long 989 tracker duck boat w/ 35hp mercury for $4,500 OBO.
http://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/boa/46...

1/ Yachts were not around during the Triassic or Jurassic period.

2/ Yachts share at least one thing in common with sauropods (for example, the Brontosaurus).

3/ Yachts are thin at one end; much, much, thicker in the middle, and thin again at the other end.

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