On the Tornado the stays come together in one big shackle on the mast. Just above this shackle there is a smaller shackle, perhaps 4-5cm. This is where the trapeze lines hook in and there is very little chafe there. If your mast is rigged differently so the trapeze lines chafe against the shrouds or something like that, you get chafe and it is instantly noticeable when you know what to feel like.
That's exactly how my boat is set up. My trap lines go to a seperate shackle further up the hound from the shrouds/forestay.
After using spectra traplines for the past few years, I don't ever want to go back to wire trapeze lines. They're cheap if you make them yourself, (Re-using my handles, and thimbles the last set cost me $25 for a pair), they last a long time, and you don't have to worry about kinking them when storing/trailering.
I'd like to make a set of shrouds, but I'm not sure I'm confident enough in my splicing skills yet. I think staymasters would be a must as well. At least then you can tighten them on the water easily if neccessary.
