Gear & Maintenance
How is a cable attached here?
Posts by Sabreman
Sabreman
Generally, stays aren't attached using thimbles as shown in the photo. There is usually a fork type end on the wire as shown below.
Rigging Only - Aircraft Type Fork 1/8 wire 3/16 pin
But with that said, I don't think that there would be a problem with opening the hole in the tang a "little". The cable diameters you're quoting aren't that big so there isn't that much load involved. But I would drill above the larger opening to retain metal toward the end of the tang. On a vessel with larger diameter wire, I wouldn't suggest modifying the tang.
Sabre 38 "Victoria"
MarkSF Sep 3, 2014