bungee on mast

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hobiewareham

Post subject: bungee on mast

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:45 am

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What is the bungee cord on the front lower part of the mast for?

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dorienc

Post subject: Re: bungee on mast

Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:41 pm

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Clip the ends to the jib eyelets on the crossbar. It keeps the jib sheets from getting caught in the mast base.

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tpdavis473

Post subject: Re: bungee on mast

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:34 am

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It doesn't do much. Sailed lots without hooking it up and never had the lines get tangled. That sort of thing is more important with boat designs with jibs whose foot extends beyond the mast; but Getaway has a 100% jib. I'd have liked a self tacker except the boat needs to backwind the jib a little to help complete the tack more often than not.

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hobiewareham

Post subject: Re: bungee on mast

Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:51 pm

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Thank you so much for the replies!

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