Tuning the B&R Rig

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Olive Bradley

Can the forestay on the hunter 31 be tightened. I am trying to tune my rig and I fear by the time I have all the shrouds and backstay tight I will end up with the mast shaped like a banana.
 
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John

What's wrong with bananas?

Banana is good. There should be (by design) about a 4 inch deviation from "straight" in the mast. But, that bend should be attained before the mast is stepped to the boat (using the upper diagonal shrouds). There should be a really good article in the archives of this web site, detailing the proper tuning of the B
 
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