I may be mistaken, but my memory from my sailing days was that of the three common wire rope lays, 7x19 was the weakest. 1x19, 7x7 and 7x19 in that order. Flexibility was just the opposite. 73, Sam, W5LU _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx