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• Spectra for staysail instead of wire???????
  • spectra stays for staysail
    • metal hanks vs. softies
      • Do you need hanks???
      • Look at Wichard snap hanks instead of traditional piston hanks (nm)
        • We changed our 750 sq ft reacher to bronze Wichard hanks and like them (nm)
      • They are a bit difficult to work since there is zero stretch in the line. (pic)
  • Dynex Dux for staysail
  • Tensioning Dux stay?
    • Just a suggestion, but I bet you could get a lot of tension with a Spanish windlass
      • before wire, every boat was rigged with rope. It's nice to see old school technology still being used today... (link)
        • turnbuckle
        • turnbuckle options by Johnson
          • Johnson Marine makes great rigging hardware. You can't go wrong with their adjusters. (nm) (link)
          • I don't know why you guys think you need that much adjustment
            • adjustment length
            • What's wrong with a nice 4-1 amsteel tackle to tension it? Hell it's alot easier to deal with than tightening a trnbkl .
              • block/tackle tight enough?
                • I guess I'm thinking that because it's an inner forestay, The main times there is a sail involved is reaching or ...
            • how much take up do you think Adam is going to need? (nm) (link)
              • I would think 3 inches would be enough for day to day use
    • Getting tension (pic)
    • stay tension