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In a message dated 4/5/00 10:46:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hlg@pacbell.net
writes:
<< We were responding to Tom Sparks, who is waiting for his new P19. You
can't use a backstay on the P15 because of the four-sided mainsail with the
long batten.
>>
On a P-15 if you're going downwind wing on wing, a topping lift hooked to the
bridle would relieve tension on the stays. If you're sailing with just a
storm jib in heavy wind, the topping lift hooked normally and the main sheet
firmed up will reduce tension on the stays.
I have a small ring tied with a bowline on to the topping lift about 30"
above the clip at the end of the line. When the sail is up I clip the line to
the end of the boom it doesn't interfere with sail shape. When the sail is
furled, I run the clip through the padeye at the end of the boom and clip it
to the ring. Then I tighten the main sheet, that way I don't have to unhaul
and haul the topping lift.
Paul Jones
P-15 Keysha2 #2059
Fairfield, Ca
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