[Ritchard]

If you're starting a campaign of replacing the standing rigging, you might consider doing it with superline instead of wire rope - except perhaps your forestay. I plan to make this change over the next couple of seasons, my wire rope is getting pretty long in the tooth. Lots of info on this on the Colligo marine website. Colligo Marine - Rigging reduced to its elegant essentials. - Colligo Marine - Synthetic Rigging