Jerry, with the masthead rig and the way the shrouds are arranged on the M17, I'm guessing backstay tension will mostly affect the headstay and flatten the foresail rather than put any bend in the mast. Am I missing something? t Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed
That's right, Tom. It also eliminates having to slack off the back turnbuckle to get the rig up and down. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Tom" <Tom.Smith@itron.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:24 AM Subject: RE: M_Boats: M17 Backstays
Jerry, with the masthead rig and the way the shrouds are arranged on the M17, I'm guessing backstay tension will mostly affect the headstay and flatten the foresail rather than put any bend in the mast. Am I missing something? t
Tom Smith & Jane Van Winkle Sandpoint, Idaho M15-345, Chukar M17-064, Unnamed
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