[quote=knoll0351]Good to know, I'll avoid West Marine.
So when my jib is raised the cable of the jib will hold the weight of the mast and the "forestay" will become slack. So ... it sounds as though the "forestay" is there just to keep the mast from falling until the jib is up. So I was almost correct in my assumption that the grommets are to tie the sail to the thimbles, or shackles so that it doesn't slide up and down on the ... forestay ...?
Thank you again for the help I don't know what I'd do without this forum. ...any suggestions on where I should buy riggings and such? I think I do need new halyards and I think that since the lines are all probably original I should replace every bit of ... double braid? (rope).[/quote]
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