Listers:
There is a wire lead, approximately three feet long, that runs through a
block that is integral to the forestay fitting on my bow. In addition to
holding the forestay, the fitting holds two snap shackles (port and starboard)
and has a wire lead turning block in the middle. The wire lead has a small
thimble on one end and a shackle on the other. The configuration (snap
shackles and wire lead block) is original to the boat, so it pre-dated the
roller furling unit and was undoubtedly used in conjunction with raising a
lowering sails while racing (like reducing from a No. 1 to a No. 2 without
going bare).
Two questions: 1) does anyone know what the wire lead was used for; and 2)
can anyone think of a good reason not to eliminate the wire lead now that it
appears to be obsolete (and would rub against the roller furling drum if I
attempted to use it for anything)? Thanks in advance for your replies.
Matt Wolford
1976 C&C 42 Custom _______________________________________________
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