"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
news:xnQvi.2410$jy5.679@trnddc07...
Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:15:26 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:


But, if it doesn't have mast steps installed you'll have to do that first
because replacing standing rigging one wire at a time involves many trips
up the mast.



Yeahbut...

If you are going to replace them all anyway, why not drop the mast.
Now we can get to the mast electrical wiring too.

And inspect and replace any fittings that look iffy...

And all the nuts, bolts, screws, etc.

Seems a quicker and easier way to go.

IF there is a crane handy...



Sure.. it's only money. :-) Most things will be obvious to someone who
regularly does rigging work, and you can probably find such a person to go
aloft.


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