Have wire to rope halyards exclusively on my 35-3 1986 . What are the disadvantages, since it seems most people , when they have to , change to rope of various types. One I can think of is end to ending when there is wear, and also less weight aloft, although how much difference that makes on a relatively heavy boat I dont know. I club race white sail and will have to change fairly soon because of wear at the jammers and beginnings of fraying of the wire. I would tend to go with wire to rope again partly because of the type of sheaves presently employed so need a strong reason to change. While I am on the site, anyone with a 35-3 full keel who races against a 35-3 with keel centreboard have any idea of performance comparisons between them. My boat is a centre board version. We do well enough, feel that we do not point as high as other boats in our PHRF fleet especially in heavier air, no other 35-3s in that fleet, but we run well and often overhaul boats that may have got to the windward mark before us. Harold Celtic Spirit 35-3 1986
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