can a 28.5 be sailed without a backstay
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Your boat was designed to have backstays. I would not recommend you remove them. Boats without backstays were designed that way.
The H28.5 rig calls for some degree of mast pre-bend, which requires a backstay. I also do not think the shrouds come far enough aft of the mast to support a loaded headsail without a backstay.
Warren:
Actually I think I remember that the pre-bend is put into the rig on the bench for the early B&R Rigs. When the mast is stepped the only thing left to do is to get the rig positioned properly fore/aft and port/starboard with the properl rig tension.
Actually I think I remember that the pre-bend is put into the rig on the bench for the early B&R Rigs. When the mast is stepped the only thing left to do is to get the rig positioned properly fore/aft and port/starboard with the properl rig tension.
Early Hunters
The early Hunters with B&R rigs also had backstays and our newer Hunters are setup different with extra cross support to allow for no backstay,you need to sail with your backstay.
Nick
The early Hunters with B&R rigs also had backstays and our newer Hunters are setup different with extra cross support to allow for no backstay,you need to sail with your backstay.
Nick
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