[Public-list] topping lift

[Gordon Laco]

Yes, it sometimes twirls around the backstay, but because both ends are
imobilized (boom end and masthead) it can't tie itself and just twirls off
again if the boom moves and pulls on it.

However, when I still had the old Ontario Hydro cast ceramic insulators on
the backstay, it often got hung up on the upper one.  With a clean backstay
there is no problem.

Gord #426 Surprise





> Gord and John, thanks for the help with the topping lift. Just one more
> question though: is there any chance the line would get tangled with the
> backstay when in the slack position? With the cable that the previous
> owner had running from aft of the masthead to the rear of the boom
> (acting as a topping lift), the cable would have a tendency to wrap
> itself around the backstay if I wasn't extremely careful when
> disconnecting it. Due to the fact that there was no adjustment it had to
> be removed from the boom and connected to a cleat on the mast when the
> main was up.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> James
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