I have decided to replace my standing rigging on Water Phantom, my now 26 yr old 1995 C&C XL/kcb. The rigger has recommended staying with a rod replacement vs. wire to better match the rod fittings, esp. at the mast head and to save money. He also recommends going with dyneema, instead of wire, for the check stays. My concern is uv damage to the dyneema which I understand has been a problem with using it vs. wire. His response is that the early coatings used to protect dyneema led to short lifetimes but that the newer coatings have solved that problem. OTOH, my wire check stays are still fine “…after all these years…” My question is should I go with dyneema for the checks or stay with new wire assuming the costs are similar? Thanks, Charlie Nelson
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