25'Mac Forestay

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Captn Billy

On my recently purchased 25' Mac, the fore stay is about 2 feet from the top of the mast. Is this correct? Looking at other sailboats the forestay goes to the top of the mast. This position causes my jib's lower part to hang pretty low and snags on the front safety rails.
 
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Scott Kearney

MacGregor is a 3/4 Rig

The other sailboats you've seen are "masthead" rigs, where the forestay and jib/genoa sail go to the top of the mast. The Mac rigging is called a "3/4" rig. Has something to do with ratios, etc....
 
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