No, you need the forestay at first, directly after you set up the mast, to set up the right "mast tilt" (Mastneigung).mrnoorlander hat geschrieben:You did not mentioned the forestay; Is my asumption correct that you do this as the last one - just hand tight ?
For a Crusing set up it will be 2.0 degrees. Thats nearly 35 mm (or 1,4 inch) between mast an straight main halyard.
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