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before wire, every boat was rigged with rope. It's nice to see old school technology still being used today... (link)

... I like the 2:1 halyard for tensioning a removable say but if you're keeping the rope stay in place, I think lashing is the way to go. A standard turnbuckle won't have enough play to deal with the constructional elongation of the braided line.

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