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We lengthened the forestay by another 2 or 3 turns and in a few minutes we were sailing again.
Since the jib halyard attaches to the same place as the forestay, the load is pretty well transferred.
To reduce normal weather helm loosen the backstay bottlescrew and tighten the forestay bottlescrew.
By contrast, an inner forestay and staysail can be left in place, ready to go when you need them most.
The bobstay, forestay and one running backstay were made up by my local chandler from the drawings below.
The PROFURL motorised systems can be fitted on the existing forestay, with or without a turnbuckle cylinder.
And in the last miles, the boat lost a forestay, a rigging wire which helps support the mast.
Do not remove the lowest clevis pins which connect the forestay to the boat!
Ensure that the jib halyard wire and line are not twisted around the forestay.
The forestay tension is adjustable under sail thanks to a powerful block and tackle purchase.
With an increasing load on the forestay, the masthead will want to move forward, with the risk of a negative bend.
When adjusting forestay chainplate position, have your assistant walk forward and pull down with a trapeze wire for added security.
Failure to observe what is happening in this situation may even result in damage to the forestay wire.
One person now climbs the ladder on the crane until the forestay attachment can be reached.
Insert the forestay adjuster into the furler drum one or two holes and pin in place.
The backstay tension is adjusted using some form of tensioning device to control mast-bend and forestay tension.
The rotation axis of the jib furler should run as far as possible in the prolongation of the forestay.
Standard configuration: Seldén calculates the standard hand-tightened forestay length for a 1° aft rake.
Centred and insulated forestay and completely insulated joining sleeves make furling easier, reduce wear and cut out the risk of corrosion.
Runners are required to give sufficient longitudinal stability, and to obtain the required forestay tension.
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The three who escaped and afterwards gave evidence, saved themselves by climbing up the forestay and hiding in the top.
Two engineers sawed nearly through the mast at its base, while the others cleared away the light shrouds and forestay.
A little above her forestay a small window, uncurtained and brightly lit, broke the long stretch of featureless black wall.
The next moment he had reached out a hand, caught hold of the One-and-All's forestay, and swung himself out into the darkness.
A lamp hung on the forestay as a beacon for the boats and one could see the sweep of planks and line of the rail.
So saying, Tom Virtue took his place in the bow, holding on by the forestay.
Hoisted well up, as it should be, right under the forestay, it is high enough to catch the wind between the seas.
Her spinnaker bellied against the topmast stay and forestay, and formed at once a backsail, if anything.
Then the lantern in the forestay bobbed down and up, and he came back to where Trask stood.
A broken dagger board, rudder and forestay were testament to the battering she had taken at sea.
The rig is high-modulus carbon with rod shrouds and EC6 rigging is optional along with an hydraulic forestay to adjust rake.
The smallest boat in the fleet, Graham Jackson's 31ft Grasshopper, has also withdrawn, with a broken forestay.
A lantern was hoisted on the forestay, and all hands were soon asleep.
Formalities and lifejacket fitting over, six identical white 32-footers quacked out in a line to find out the difference between the forestay and the bilge.
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