[C320-list] BACKSTAY TENSIONER

[Denny Browne]

There's a good Rig Tune and Sail Selection write-up by Mark Yeager on the website that provides detailed instructions on how to build your own with 1/4" line, two wire blocks, one small single block, a couple of small triple blocks with beckets, and a couple of shackles to attach the ends to the base of the backstay sides. I didn't have the shackles with me, so I used a couple of 12" pieces of 1/4" sta-set line as a temporary measure and haven't gotten around to replacing the line with the shackles. For ten years. The point is, use small hardware, the load isn't much. 

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach

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On Aug 3, 2012, at 9:26 AM, JJ Morrison <sail-ability at sympatico.ca> wrote:

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> I'm looking for a split backstay tensioner for my 320. Anyone got one they're not using anymore?CheersJohnM1999 #574