Not really- there should be enough play in the turnbuckle to compensate. If you're asking if the proportion should be different in order to get more leverage, I don't think more leverage is needed. On the Sage, we've moved the backstay chainplates in a bit, which does give more leverage, but the real reason we did that is to get the bridle inboard and out of the way of lifting the %*&# motor or just working on it. jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Smith" <openboatt@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 12:14 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M17 backstay
Jerry, aren't the split backstays for a backstay tensioner system supposed to be longer than stock (and thus the backstay itself shorter than stock? t
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