Seek advice to simplify rig connections

[benjiwoodboat]

I'd like to simplify the rig on my 28' Bristol Channel Cutter when I redo it in a week or so. I want to order the parts, but want to get it right the first time. Although I prefer the look of Hi-Mod, I'm planning to go Sta-lok top and bottom because I'm re-using the old Sta-lok bottoms, and buying new sta-loks to replace the swages aloft. Seems to make more sense to stick with Sta-lok all around.
Seems like my old rig had alot of extra parts, like double jaw toggles sprinkled in for no reason in some spots but missing in others that it needed it. I'd like to know more about WHY some of these pieces are on my rig, some don't make sense to me... but I'm just using my common sense, no rigging experience.

(A few of rusty looking chainplates have been replaced due to cracking. And the bobstay chainplate was redesigned altogether. And FWIW, three of the swages were cracked, you might notice in the pics.)

1. This is the stays'l stay (inner headstay), which I believe needs a double jaw toggle to allow for the awthwartship pull of the sail on the stay. Can I remove this extender and place a double jaw toggle there instead and is this the right thing to do?



2. This is the jib stay (outer headstay) and the backstay. Is there any reason these double jaw toggles are so long? Is there more potential for failure with a longer toggle? Can I replace them with the shorter ones? And does the backstay even need a double jaw since there is no side-to side load of a sail flying on the backstay. Can I simply go with a fork?



3. This is one of the boomkin stays. Any reason this can't simply be a Sta-Lok fork?



4. This is the bobstay. This might need to be a double jaw, because there might be side loads on it from the anchor rode. Does that make sense, or can this be simplified to a fork as well?




THANKS IN ADVANCE TO ANYONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO READ THIS AND REPLY !!




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