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How do you "depower" a mainsail on a fractional rig with the adjustable backstay? We have that kind of rig and (to my great embarasment) I've forgotten what to do with it...
We have a block and tackle assy on one leg of the cables securing the backstay that flexes the mast but, being the timid kind of guy I am, I just keep the thing tight enough not to be loose but with no real tension on the backstay at rest.
Am I doing something wrong or am I simply not maximizing my options?
Dave
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[/SIGPIC]Dave
Sailing out of Seward, Alaska
"Fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked thier faith"
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