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allow you to reduce sails in approximately ten!
seconds.!
To operate properly, all cables must be in the!
eyelets on the sail and each cable must hav? its!
sheaves ready for use. We recommend that these!
cables be left in place at all times, ej? te evert'!
unougrt' they may cause a little turbulence at the!
end of the main sail, their value in case of an!
emergency will more than compensate "Iso-Mat" (£50)!
has incorporated a jiffy-reefing system within the!
boom. To be complete, the system must have a small!
£10 winch and one jam cleat for each cable. Such a!
system is not required on the staysail boom since!
the area of the sail does not justify it.!
m) RUNNING BACKSTAYS!
Many names are given for these backstays but we!
have chosen the one above. Evidently, these!
removable intermediate shrouds are meant to!
compensate for the pull of the babystay. They!
must be removable to permit the mainsail to fully!
open in following wind. Under these conditions,!
the running backstays are removed and snapped on!
to the lower shroud forward, since you will not!
be using the staysail downwind in any case. We!
use a downhaul system for each running backstay.!
Tension can be given under wind, or simply by!
bringing the sheet to the primary winch in the!
cockpit. We have found it simple to use and very!
efficient. Furthermore, since we use the same!
type of sheaves and assembly as on the downhaul,!
the three of them are interchangeable in case of!
damage When not in use, the sheet is simply!
released and hooked on to the lower shroud. Do!
not install them permanently, they have to be!
running.!
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