[quote=texastuma]An idea, reverse the spreaders on the mast to gain an automatic mast bend. Typically the aft raked spreaders induce pre-bend. I have found that when you induce more bend by mainsheet and downhaul, the center of the mast will fall off to leeward a bit. If you reverse this and use less spreader tension, the mast would be straight in light air but allowed to bend (limited by the forward rake and tension) with downhaul and mainsheet tension. It is dramatically different and the diamond wires would probably need to go up one size. The trick would be to have enough side support to keep the side loads in check and to have the rake forward enough to control the bend.
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