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Did any one of you ever and I say ever had a spinnaker on????????
Marinated
S/V Thalia
Hamilton
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From: The Wanderer
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Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 9:34 AM
Subject: lv-ab: Running backstays
Can anyone tell me something about running backstays? Why do some boats have them while most do not? My boat's running backstays attach to the mast at the same level as the inner forestay. Do they act as a counter to the force of the staysail? What if I don't use them? Or remove them altogether?
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