Simple Simon wrote:

My anchor lines are 9/16 three-strand nylon. The halyards
are 3/8" three-strand nylon.

That's pathetic.

9/16" is far too thick & heavy for an anchor rode for a 27' sailboat, even one that is bloated and
overloaded like yours.


Not the same thing. The halyards
are combination wire rope and fiber rope. The nylon tail is
only a foot or two long when the sails are hoisted and used
to go around the cleat or winch and cleat. It's a simple and
servicable set-up. You should consider the same.

Umm, no. Nobody with two nickels, or two brain cells, to rub together should consider any such thing.
Wire rope is weaker & stretchier than modern fiber rope, and it presents a serious chafe hazard and
strand-hook hazard.

Having wire rope on any boat smaller than about 300 tons is a sign of serious boneheadedness.

DSK