Thank you Hans and Wouter for the information.

I didn't mention it in my first post, but I stripped the threads on one of my diamond wire terminals yesterday while turning the nut under tension. So I am very interested in the cold welding discussion.

I want to be able to sail this weekend, so I am hoping that cutting off the stripped terminal and swaging on a turnbuckle similar to Wouter's will get me back on the water fast.

Geoff