forestay

i ordered a h16 forstay from murrays and it is about 6"longer than the original is this bad it seems the mast has a lot of slack in it i dont know if it is an aussie rig or not because the pictures and manual are vague is the aussie forestay shorter than the standard one it is an old boat but verry solid

Wire lengths were changed back in 1982. Shrouds got shorter and the forestay got longer. There have been a few more adjustments since.

No problem for you though. The forestay on a 16 is only used to hold the mast up till you rig the jib. The jib luff wire IS the real forestay. The other wire should never hold a load while sailing and is commonly VERY slack.

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Matt Miller
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Hobie Cat USA
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Question about forestay slack after raising the jib: Is there any easy/good way to keep the slack in the forestay from rubbing on the luff of the jib while sailing I met a guy from Santa Cruz sailing in the Alamitos Bay Memorial Day regatta who had tied a bungie to hold down the excess and this seemed to be a good idea . Anybody else got any ideas

Hey Gato,

I keep my jib luff clipped to the forestay. Don't know if that helps but there's no rubbing. You may not want to put holes in that new jib. Am I going to see you tomorrow? Hope so. Talk to ya later.

Happy Sailing,

David

P.S. I think I have more pics for you.