Just my preference, but it does work better...Use seperate shock cord for each trapeze and double the lenght(run to other side and back around a small block. The advantage is you or the crew can go around the forestay in a stuff and the shock cord will be long enough to not break. If it does break, then only 1 trapeze is flyng around loose instead of both side(if they were connected together).
Instead of shock cord for the daggers, glue in a piece of carpet to give the dagger well resistnace to the board. The shock cord will get inyour way, and the carpet is just a cleaner solution.

The bridle should be a seperate 2 piece cable witha connector plate tying them together in the middle. The forestay attaches to the plate. Some boats were retrofitted with an aluminum crosspiece(cant remeber the name) that the forestay attches to, bringing the tack of the jib lower.

One suggestion, take your mast off the boat and float it in the water. Anywhere it bubbles, seal it!

Godd luck, keep us posted, and always wear your pfd on a cat, especially if you are new to cats and its getting colder.