Feriation, I didn't think of that.... But it does sound like it might work. My big concern is preventing cables from tangling against the halyards and chafing.
I stored mast up this year, so I'm not in an urgent hurry to pull the stick. But I do want to do it this season. When I replaced the halyards a bit ago, I think they somehow got tangled around each other, so I'm going to need to yank them all out and and use a fish tape to pull them through one by one. I figure I'll upgrade my wind intstrument and pull cable loom at the same time.
Please let me know how this works for you!