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Todd Frye
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Initially Posted - 12/09/2001 :  10:54:32  Show Profile
Now in my second year of piloting our 86 SK, I am thinking of rigging a topping lift to assist when reefing. I have kept my eye on other set-ups for ideas, but would really appreciate the great comments from this group. I would like to go with 1/16" stain
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John G-
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Response Posted - 12/09/2001 :  12:14:57  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>Todd – I simply mounted a shackle on the back side of the mast head casing (there should be a pin there) with a small block. I used ¼” line from the back of the boom up through the block, back down to the deck where
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 12/09/2001 :  12:22:03  Show Profile
Todd - I'm with John G. on this one! Definitely use line rather than a wire - it also saves weight aloft!
I used 3/16" yacht braid from the masthead shackle, directly down to a V-jam small fiddle block on the end of the boom, thus allowing me to raise/lo
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 12/09/2001 :  13:02:49  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
I also agree. Line not cable. I would also recomend if your going to drop the mast that all halyards be converted to line. The sheaves are only 12$. You can swap the lines end for end to prevent wear. The best thing though is you can use the halyards to l
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Steve Kostanich
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Response Posted - 12/10/2001 :  11:51:42  Show Profile
Todd,
I use the 1/16" vinyl coated ss cable, cut 2 feet short of the boom with a 1/4" dacron pig tail on the end to use with an adjusting tackle on the end of the boom. The 1/16" cable is a lot less windage aloft. The mast head end is on the same clevi
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