On Mar 1, 6:07 pm, dougking...@yahoo.

I have also seen wire halyards cut thru lines inside masts,

Only fools have lines inside the mast IMO.

and saw
grooves in the exit boxes of the mast itself.

Must have been a cheap mast..was it a C&C by chance?

Wire has it's place but
there is much better stuff for running rigging these days.

Not for main and mizzen halyards IMO. Never wears out... no knots,
less windage, stronger, all around better. But you need the proper
wire winches.

Joe

Fresh Breezes- Doug King