I have a feeling one of the swages would part before you could over-tension one 
of those rigs.

Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI   :^(

On Nov 25, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Pete Shelquist <pete.shelqu...@comcast.net> wrote:

> Find a loose gauge and put it on the backstay, then pull the adjustment line
> to tension.  Mark the line at critical points.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brent
> Driedger
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 8:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: Stus-List Backstay tension
> 
> For those of us who rough it with two blocks sliding down a split backstay
> for tension adjustments, is there any simple way to figure out loading?

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