[Rhodes22-list] Standing Rigging

[Rick]

If you give your old forestay to a reputable rigger, he will make the new
one the same length.

Your forestay tension should be adjusted by a backstay tensioner.  No
turnbuckle is needed.

Rick

On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 9:28 PM, labsailor <bbocholis at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Am replacing the standing rigging on my 1976 Rhodes. My forestay with the
> old
> style furler which still works fine by the way was previously just a bit
> long making it hard to get the mast in a perfect (or close to) position.
> I'm
> a bit worried about ordering the rigging already with swaged fittings and
> getting it too long again. My question is "has anyone done the rigging
> themselves with mechanical fittings and felt that it was as strong and safe
> and the swaged fittings. I know it is supposed to be perhaps even superior
> to swaged fittings but I'm a little skeptical. If I do this myself I could
> get exactly the lengths I need. Is there supposed to be any turnbuckle
> adjustment on that forestay? I don't think there is room for an adjuster,
> but thought I'd ask.
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