Adrian Olson ODOM - Backstay; Prepare the Main Boom; Main Sheet Eye, Downhaul and Outhaul

Cut a 60” length of Rigging Wire for the backstay. Attach with Kwik Twist one end of wire to aft hole in Masthead Crane.
Put another loop in the wire 54” down. Tie an 8” length of Large String to lower loop.
NOTE: Whenever you tie a string, you should either use a lighter to melt the ends of the string, or use CA Glue on the
knot and end of string, to keep it from unraveling and to keep the knot from coming undone.
NOTE: You may wish to use a needle threader to pull the strings through the various holes during the remaining steps.
Thread the string through the two holes in the Bowsie, through the loop in the Backstay Hook, and back through the
third hole in the Bowsie. Tie a large knot in the end of the string so it will not pull out of the Bowsie.
Cut a 12 1/2” length of the Boom Tube (5/16” dia. carbon fiber tube). Cut a 14 1/4” length for the Jib Club and set aside
for now. Drill holes in Main Boom as shown.
NOTE: The only hole that goes all the way through the Boom is the 7/64” dia. hole.
Main Sheet Eye: Form a Kwik Twist loop in one end of a small piece of Rigging Wire. Bend
the wire at 1/8” away from twist. Trim off end as shown. Using needle nose pliers, push bent
end up into 1/16” dia. hole in bottom of Boom. Glue with Thick CA Glue.
Downhaul: Cut an 8” - 10” length of Large String. Insert one end into 1/16” dia. hole in top
of Boom, push string until it comes out end of Boom. Tie a large knot in end of string and
pull back out of hole until knot jambs inside of Boom. Thread on a Large Plastic Bowsie through two holes only.
Outhaul: Cut a 6” - 8” length of Small String. Tie one end to end of Boom (through 1/16” dia. hole in top of Boom).
Thread on a Small Metal Bowsie through two holes only.
7/64” diameter
through top
and bottom
1/16” diameter
through top only
1/16” diameter
through bottom
only
1/16” diameter
through bottom
only
3/16”
1/16” diameter
through top only
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
Backstay Hook
Knot
12 1/2”
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5/16”
Large Plastic Bowsie
Small Metal Bowsie
Prepare the Main Boom
Main Sheet Eye, Downhaul and Outhaul
Backstay
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