I have a roller furler and a backstay adjuster. I can still change the entry of the headsail by adjusting the backstay. The foil still has some flexibility, so more tension makes it straighter and tightens the jib halyard and looser tension does the opposite. So I keep bending my mast in an effort to squeeze out more speed or control how much power I have in the jib
-Ivan -----Original Message----- From: "Lee Scott" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:27:36 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Backstay adjuster?? This past weekend, I finally completed the installation of my new Harken roller furler. Since the shape of the headsail is now pretty much controlled by the foil, is it necessary to have a backstay adjuster anymore? I would sure like to be able to have easier access to the stern ladder. Also, I can't see much benefit now to loosening the tension on a downwind run, and I worry that it might cause problems if I forget to snug it back up before trying to furl the sail. Lee Scott '87 C-27 #6350 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
