On Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:03:21 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:


My problem with the synthetic fiber shrouds is that I'm still afraid of
long term UV damage. I've had two spectra halyards fail.
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Another good point is you can easily stow a length of line and make up a new
stay in a couple of hours.


For me, any cruise would demand a length of shroud material that could
be remade within reasonable time: galvanized, stainless, presumably
synthetic? But steel with patent terminals, or swaged ferrule hard
eye ends have their appeal to simplicity.

Brian W