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Swept back spreaders
Swept back spreaders help prevent the mast from pumping and help keep the forestay tensioned in a number of ways. Eliminating them is usually a major operation involving relocating the chainplates and beefing up the rig and often means going to running checkstays or running backstays. Since the mast generally hinges aft with a tablernacle the aft set shrouds and swept back spreaders should help rather than hurt dropping the mast.
Jeff
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