backstay

Hello, I am a new sailor and sailboat owner (1987 Hunter 23). I bought my boat in Nov.-2018 and I have been refurbishing it: including standing up the mast and checking all rigging. It has a split backstay. I have not been able to determine where to attach the backstay tensioner (tackle-type...

Hello fellow Catalina 22 owners Totally new to sailing and decided the catalina 22 would be a good 1st boat for us. Its been fun learning the boat and I want to raise the mast this weekend at home on the trailer and practice raising and lowering the sails. The mast was removed and all rigging...

PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me [used] mast. New mast is shorter. Have practically new standing rigging which I want to re-use. Side stays will transfer, but need to shorten fore and back stays. Old Mast: 27' 6" New Mast: 27' 1" QUESTION...

I posted a re-creation of the Oday logo with trident over 5 years ago. An update is attached. Here are the rigging measurements -https://www.fossilbeach.com/ODAY22Dims.txt Oday 22 Measurements (1989) Kenyon Mast: 27 feet 1 1/2 inch https://www.fossilbeach.com/Oday22_Kenyon_spar.JPG Dims: 2...