used. Does anyone on this forum have a small block & tackle that they could recommend? ThanksBackstay tension
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Backstay tension
Have been using a turnbuckle to set tension on backstay. This is how it was rigged when I bought the 2001 used. Does anyone on this forum have a small block & tackle that they could recommend? Thanks
used. Does anyone on this forum have a small block & tackle that they could recommend? Thanks
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Highlander
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Re: Backstay tension
use your cheap Mac mainsheet as a backstay adjust as I did then as above buy one of these I use one as my mainsheet & the other as a preventerbscott wrote:I use a Garhauer 4:1 Vang which works.
Bob
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Re: Backstay tension
Highlander wrote:use your cheap Mac mainsheet as a backstay adjust as I did then as above buy one of these I use one as my mainsheet & the other as a preventerbscott wrote:I use a Garhauer 4:1 Vang which works.
Bob
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Cheers J
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