2012年3月25日 · they do of course hold the mast up, especially if it is a deck stepped mast. the forestay determines the mast rake, the backstay determines the amount of tension on the …

2013年11月4日 · We would leave the inner forestay in place, as the 4' slot between the outer an inner forestays was adequate to allow for minimal interference when tacking the genoa. That …

2007年4月15日 · The spec. says it covers typical boat lengths of 28' - 36', max. forestay dia. of 5/16", and clevis pin 1/2" or 5/8". I measured the forestay as 3/8" and the clevis pin as 1/2". …

2007年6月12日 · I no longer have access to the forestay. Anyone solved how to measure the tension in the forestay once it is hidden away inside the roller reefing tube? I inherited a spring …

2010年5月7日 · The black Nylon locking devices are used to immobilize the pin provided with furling system and to keep the forestay lower terminal in the center of the drum mechanism. If …

2023年9月2日 · With the mast sketched, the forestay angle sets the height of the hounds (where the forestay hits the mast). The fraction of the fractional rig sets the overall height of the mast. …

2015年11月7日 · The running backs are generally adjustable. This doesnot allow a fixed adjustment to the inner forestay. Up to a point you can use the inner forestay to adjust the …

2011年8月19日 · Hi, The forestay on my Beneteau sailing boat has a bottle screw tension adjuster under the furling roller (see pic). Unfortunately even with the bottlescrew fully tightend the …

2007年5月3日 · There is a hook on the mast that must be for a wire halyard but it doesn't have one. There is a wire in the luff of the jib. The person I bought it from said that he had removed …

2010年2月10日 · The forestay can also affect 'mast rake' as well as 'mast bend', some boats require a certain amount of rake and use the forestay to set this rake. I have a trailerable …