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''' | '''General'''<br> | ||
Post by Ja Lea on the Official Seawind Owners Club | Description: Post by Ja Lea on the Facebook Official Seawind Owners Club group January 12, 2023 about a failure of upper forestay toggle<br> | ||
''' | '''Notes'''<br> | ||
*The redesigned involved fitting spacer plates/washers, between the toggle and the 8mm thick tang on the mast. This is to prevent the toggle from moving (every time a boat is tacked). Without spacers movement over time can cause the split pin to weaken then break.<br> | |||
'''Pictures'''<br> | |||
[[File:Forestay Toggle Failure.jpg|thumb|Failure of the upper forestay toggle]]<br> | [[File:Forestay Toggle Failure.jpg|thumb|Failure of the upper forestay toggle]]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 12:55, 12 September 2026
General
Description: Post by Ja Lea on the Facebook Official Seawind Owners Club group January 12, 2023 about a failure of upper forestay toggle
Notes
- The redesigned involved fitting spacer plates/washers, between the toggle and the 8mm thick tang on the mast. This is to prevent the toggle from moving (every time a boat is tacked). Without spacers movement over time can cause the split pin to weaken then break.
Pictures
