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Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:45 am**

I am getting ready to replace some of my rigging, the jumpers have some frays, but I don't know what this is on the forstay. Is it a patch or is something to do with the roller for the jib?

Pete

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Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:03 pm**

That looks like the backstay, not the forestay.

Perhaps it's some sort of ancient insulator? Whatever it is, I don't love it.

Posted: **Tue Jan 22, 2008 12:36 pm**

I stand corrected, it is the backstay.

Pete

Posted: **Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:49 am**

I found out that it was an insulator for a SSB radio.
Add 1 backstay to my to-do list!

Pete

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