[quote=Shawn][quote=klozhald][quote=Andinista]You can also tie the forestay with 3mm or so dynemma or any decent line, with several loops. No big deal. It's easier to adjust rig tension. You might need to do it on the shrouds too if the mast rake is excessive, which you will feel on the helm.[/quote]
Shawn,
While it may occur to you that Andinista is taking Crazy Pills, I assure you he is not.
This technique is called a Portuguese Windlass and is used to this day by Dart 18 ocean racers.
If you prefer something more metallic, and a shackle is involved at the end of your forestay, you could utilize a [i][b]forged[/b][/i] extended D shackle to lengthen your forestay about an inch.
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I think the Gcat 5.7 I used to own used a Portuguese system. The bridle wires attached to a ring and then you'd tie a line from the forestay as described above and give it a few wraps around the ring and through the forestay eye. The problem with the Nacra 5.0 rigging is that the bridles end in small forks and the forestay has a nicro pressed ( I think that's the right terminology) very small eye so I don't know how I'd get the extra line wraps necessary. I'm just going to run with the extra stay adjuster and see how it goes. I liked the Gcat system better.
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