any boaters out there?

[mrvette]

Greg Hermann wrote:
> 
> >
> >Solid line of ANY type will anneal itself to being brittle and snap...from
> >vibration....
> ------------------
> 
> A physical (or at least linguistic) impossibility--annealing is a SOFTENING
> process, which leaves a metal more resistant to vibration cracking. It is
> so-called strain HARDENING, often the result of vibration which is one
> potential precursor to cracking. As long as there are flexible hoses at the
> places where flexing takes place, hard lines of the correct material should
>

Sorry 'bout that got my terms confused...GENE