Right. The Cal 28 that it looks like we're going to get
currently has wire/rope, which we'll be switching to rope.

"DSK" wrote in message
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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