Question: Does it make practical sense to remove them?
I want to remove the Running backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35. I have looked on the WWW and it seems that running backstays were not standard for this model.
It is a masthead rig with a babystay (Allows tensioning) but not an inner forestay. She is a racer/cruiser but I will not be doing any racing. Backstay allows adjustments.
I will not be taking her into blue water ocean crossings and will only be sailing her in coastal cruising in the Pacific Northwest (Puget Sound up and through the San Juan Islands). 30 knot winds? No thank you, I'll be in a port or anchored with a cup of java. At least for a few years, unless I suddenly become a crazed salt ready for the high seas.
I will get a rigging inspection done and point out that I have no place to attach the Running Backstays except the toerail, so I am fairly confident they were added later. That and I can not see any photos of any 1983 Beneteau First35 with them.
Question: Does it make practical sense to remove them?
I want to remove the Running backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35. I have looked on the WWW and it seems that running backstays were not standard for this model.
It is a masthead rig with a babystay (Allows tensioning) but not an inner forestay. She is a racer/cruiser but I will not be doing any racing. Backstay allows adjustments.
I will not be taking her into blue water ocean crossings and will only be sailing her in coastal cruising in the Pacific Northwest (Puget Sound up and through the San Juan Islands). 30 knot winds? No thank you, I'll be in a port or anchored with a cup of java. At least for a few years, unless I suddenly become a crazed salt ready for the high seas.
I will get a rigging inspection done and point out that I have no place to attach the Running Backstays except the toerail, so I am fairly confident they were added later. That and I can not see any photos of any 1983 Beneteau First35 with them.
Question: Does it make practical sense to remove them?
