There is very little strain on that tackle with the split backstay and it requires little effort to adjust. I have a much lighter duty (much less expensive) double blocks and line on mine and it works fine. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Aug 17, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Adrian Humphreys via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Here's the backstay tensioner tackle: > > https://telamontechnologies.com/epilogue/images/backstayTensioner.jpg > > > Adrian Humphreys > Epilogue, Rockport ME > C&C 33-2 > adri...@telamontech.com > >
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