rhys wrote:
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Brion Toss's "Rigger's Companion" is great on all this stuff, or buy a
surveyor a few beers.

Thanks Rhys and others. Our marina owner has been around boats all his
life and his take is that unless the wire is pulling out of the swages,
rigging doesn't stretch and doesn't need replacing for that reason. I'm
not sure I agree. I'm guessing the gear on mine is as old as the boat
(40 yrs. this year) It -looks- good, to my eye, but I'm not a surveyor.
My issue is with the inner starboard shroud which appears to have been
stretched. The mast is measured true, chainplates and swages appear
correct but the turnbuckle is tightened completely to the end of its
threads compared to the port side. No evidence of galling or
overtightening on the threads. Perhaps a poor measuring job sometime in
the past? I think I'm going to err on the side of caution and have it
all redone. I like the idea of new sheaves and rope halyards as well.