The main Halyard on my B32 is a wire/braid mix. Is this how they were originally rigged from the factory or something that has been changed over the years? Is there any reason to replace with the same or would straight through Dyneema be an option?
Exactly the same on my 2003 B32 which has a Selden furling mast. I worry about it but it seems to be fine.
At some point I should really change the halyards as they are permanently squashed where they are gripped in the clutches. A job for the future … probably for when the steel-to-nylon splice fails!