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BWY Black Pearl Experimental M Running Light Wt. Running Backs

To improve headstay tension upwind, and help support the loads of the huge kite downwind, we have added running backstays on the mast. They are 7/32" Amsteel line and run from the upper shroud attachment points to the genoa tracks with 3 to 1 blocks for tensioning.
BWY Site

I can't get any of the links to work either! Did anyone save any that they can email 'em to us!?!

A close up of the block on the genoa track would be nice. It's hard to see any detail on the photos.

BB

There was a great photo in the Tom Spohn posting, but the picture no longer is supported?
Maybe we can get Tom to restore these posts.
Toms Post
Carbon jib
Bowsprit Traveler
6:1 C/B Retract Mechanism
Tohatsu 70
Perla Noir
Proud Papa (Todd)
New Sail Prices
Black Hull
Composite Rigging
Composite Backstay
Spinnaker Flying

I had posted the links on Tinypics, but the links no longer work. Let me see if I can find the pics and I will re-post them.

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I have studied these changes carefully and am working up slowly. First thing I did was detach the door from the can and pitch it into the drink. Mate says, Jimminy Christmas, what did you do that for? I tell her to get used to it, weve got to lose some top weight. Next I tossed the table and her black and white TV/VCR combo overboard.

Well, thats all the progress I can report so far. Shes got my checking account tied up with the Domestic Relations Court.

I should know better than to have coffee anywhere near the keyboard when I read your post

OK here are the new links. I did not include the picture of the assymetric spin as Perla Noir is now using a different one which I do not have a picture of. I also left out the Tohatsu 70 pic.

Carbon head sail
Bowsprit traveller
6:1 Daggerboard retract mechanism
Perla Noir
Proud Papa (Todd)
Sail prices
Black hull
Composite Rigging
Composite Backstay

Incidentely, for you guys interested in engines Todd is taking off the Tohatsu and installing a Suzuki 70.

Thanks for reposting Tom!

Tom Spohn wrote:Incidentely, for you guys interested in engines Todd is taking off the Tohatsu and installing a Suzuki 70.

Hmmm - Toolguy Tim would say, "Whoa! ... back up the (2-stroke) truck!!"


Sure would be interesting to read BWY's logic behind such an expensive, "weighty" change???

Could this be a free-be? Maybe a dealer kickback to benefit their new engine demand curve.