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Backstay tension

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:59 pm
by rick retiree
Have been using a turnbuckle to set tension on backstay. This is how it was rigged when I bought the 2001 :macx: used. Does anyone on this forum have a small block & tackle that they could recommend? Thanks

Re: Backstay tension

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:29 pm
by bscott
I use a Garhauer 4:1 Vang which works.

Bob

Re: Backstay tension

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:34 am
by Highlander
bscott wrote:I use a Garhauer 4:1 Vang which works.

Bob
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 preventer

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 010087.jpg

Cheers J

Re: Backstay tension

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:14 pm
by sbods
Highlander wrote:
bscott wrote:I use a Garhauer 4:1 Vang which works.

Bob
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 preventer

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 010087.jpg

Cheers J

Ooooooooh...shiney!
Nice kit