Should the back stay be tight to the point of inducing an aft bend in the mast between the fore stay attach point on the mast and the top of the mast.
The rigging instructions in the Hunter Manual seem pretty vague. It does not mention bend in the mast except for " tighten upper shrouds until there is approx. 1" of 'per-bend' in the mast, fore and aft."
Mine seems to have more than 1" pre-bend as well as additional aft bend above the fore stay attach point.
I did back off the back stay a bit to reduce the bend in the top of the mast.
I attached a picture of my mast and a drawing. the bend in the drawing is exaugurated.
Thanks for your thoughts
The rigging instructions in the Hunter Manual seem pretty vague. It does not mention bend in the mast except for " tighten upper shrouds until there is approx. 1" of 'per-bend' in the mast, fore and aft."
Mine seems to have more than 1" pre-bend as well as additional aft bend above the fore stay attach point.
I did back off the back stay a bit to reduce the bend in the top of the mast.
I attached a picture of my mast and a drawing. the bend in the drawing is exaugurated.
Thanks for your thoughts
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