I wish I could do that. Touche' has a rod back stay. Probably due to the fact that it had a Hood SeaFoil fore stay when I purchased the boat.
For the younger folks, a Hood Seafoil was essentially a fairly large rod with two grooves. Basically a rod version of a Tuff Luff. So rod opposed rod. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 8:59 AM dwight veinot via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I check the tension on my backstay with my Loos tension gauge same way i > do shroud tension. the gauge on my Navtec Hydraulic backstay tensioner is > also clouded after many years but still readable and Its reading compares > favourably with the Loos gauge at 1200 psi which is what i carry on my > upper shrouds. I hardly ever use more than 2000 on the backstay: in fact > most days set it and forget it at about 1000. Jib ticklers and mainsail > tell tales are very helpful > > >
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