In June I started replacing the standing rigging, but the shrouds are relatively easy to do. The big one is the forestay because it involves removing the forestay from the furler system and means taking the mast down! So… step 1: Turn the boat around OK, the photo isn't really necessary except Helen on the bow looks like we're off whale fishing and she wants to spear the whale! Step 2: take the boom off and put it in the cabin. Step 3: Remove all the electrical connections from the mast Ummm… that wasn't as easy as it should have been as the nuts under the deck kept slipping! Step 4: Drop the mast and take the forestay off… no photos because everyone involved with this process... two lines from the top of the mast and two people catching it as it came down! Step 5: Remove the cone from the furler Attempt 1: Dig out all the corrosion with a small screw driver Result: Failure Attempt 2: Fill up with WD40, try again, fill up with WD40 again and leave overnight Result: Failur...