I know That This Is A Lot To Ask

[Robert Lemasters]

I have rebuilt my mast with new spreaders, spreader bases and etc. I now have the mast back on my Commander...that was a job doing it by myself with the help of the travel lift at the boat yard. What I need is to see photographs of the rigging on other boats to make sure that I am doing everything right and any advise anyone has to offer on tuning the rigging.
Replacing the mast, I hooked up the back stay first then the back shrouds then the forward shroud followed by the fore stay and the two outboard shrouds from the spreaders. I discovered that the mast distorts somewhat when stored on a shelf for a long period of time and takes some coaching to hook everything up. I had to replace my damaged and stolen turnbuckels with new ones, damn they are expensive.
I have been sailing an Ericson this fall with a friend, that has a jib furler, makes things so easy but I have no plans to replace my hancked on sails, they are almost new, although my wife has hinted that she would get me a furler for Christmas if I wanted... is it worth the expense?