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Re: prebend #1996 09/23/08 07:20 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 649 Marblehead, MA dbows Senior Member
dbows Senior Member Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 649 Marblehead, MA	I would disconnect the backstay and then work on the rig. You would be suprised how much a "slack" backstay can bend the mast. David #397 - Mallorca David Bows Mallorca - Hull# 397 ~~~~~_/)~_/)~~~~_/)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\|~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\|~~~~~

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
prebend	Phantom364	09/19/08 01:10 AM
Re: prebend	Eric Whan	09/19/08 06:40 PM
Re: prebend	Phantom364	09/20/08 02:16 AM
Re: prebend	Rhapsody #348	09/20/08 10:46 AM
Re: prebend	dbows	09/23/08 11:20 AM
Re: prebend	Steve Buzbee	09/23/08 01:18 PM
Re: prebend	HHSA	09/23/08 05:46 PM
Re: prebend	Taras	09/24/08 01:17 AM
Re: prebend	Rhapsody #348	09/24/08 01:59 AM
Re: prebend	mango madness	09/24/08 02:29 AM
Re: prebend	D. Bartley	09/24/08 03:38 AM
Re: prebend	Steve Buzbee	09/24/08 02:39 PM
Re: prebend	Phantom364	09/25/08 12:24 AM
Re: prebend	Rhapsody #348	09/25/08 12:07 PM
Re: prebend	B Johansson	09/25/08 12:27 PM
Re: prebend	Phantom364	09/25/08 04:07 PM
Re: prebend	B Johansson	09/25/08 05:19 PM
Re: prebend	mango madness	09/26/08 12:26 AM
Re: prebend	Rhapsody #348	09/26/08 01:19 AM
Re: prebend	mango madness	09/26/08 02:38 AM
Re: prebend	Rhapsody #348	09/26/08 10:56 AM
Re: prebend	dbows	09/26/08 12:38 PM
Re: prebend	sonskyn	09/26/08 01:42 PM
Re: prebend	Taras	10/10/08 11:15 PM

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