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Hello all, I believe I may have found yet another thing to fix!
I was in the process of re-attaching the masthead to the mast in preparation for wiring when I was struck by how weird my backstay arrangement is:
The wire terminates about a foot shy of the masthead where a pair of steel "tangs" (unless someone knows a better term) carry the load to the masthead. Please see the photos below
My concerns are:
1) Is this a safe and appropriate arrangement?
2) Is this likely how my SanJuan 28 was built, or is this probably someone else's aftermarket idea?
3) Should there be spacer at the upper clevis pin between the tangs
4) Is tying the topping lift to the lower clevis pin an acceptable method of attachment?
5) The lower clevis pin is small relative to the hole in the swaged end fitting - is that ever ok?
As always, thanks for your input!
I was in the process of re-attaching the masthead to the mast in preparation for wiring when I was struck by how weird my backstay arrangement is:
The wire terminates about a foot shy of the masthead where a pair of steel "tangs" (unless someone knows a better term) carry the load to the masthead. Please see the photos below
My concerns are:
1) Is this a safe and appropriate arrangement?
2) Is this likely how my SanJuan 28 was built, or is this probably someone else's aftermarket idea?
3) Should there be spacer at the upper clevis pin between the tangs
4) Is tying the topping lift to the lower clevis pin an acceptable method of attachment?
5) The lower clevis pin is small relative to the hole in the swaged end fitting - is that ever ok?


As always, thanks for your input!