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Backstay

A backstay is a piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the mast to either its transom or rear quarter, counteracting the forestay and jib. It is an important sail trim control and has a direct effect on the shape of the mainsail and the headsail. Backstays are generally adjusted by block and tackle, hydraulic adjusters, or lines…

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Backstay insulators

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Backstay

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples25
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Backstay

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related to Running backstay · 12
Backstay → Adjusting, As, Both, First, Gaff, If, In, Running, Second, The, There, This
related to Permanent backstay · 6
Backstay → Backstays, First, In, Increased, Running, This
is a · 3
Backstay → piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the mast to either its transom or rear quarter, shallower mainsail, type of pernament backstay where a single backstay is split into two before leading back to both quarters on the transom
related to Backstay insulators · 3
Backstay → Since, SSB, They
related to Types · 1
Backstay → Backstays

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running permanent mast backstays mainsail headsail forestay used tensioning sag insulators top two bend effect sailing transom may attached combined

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Backstayis apiece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the mast to either its transom or rear quarter0.90text
Backstayis atype of pernament backstay where a single backstay is split into two before leading back to both quarters on the transom0.90text
Backstayis ashallower mainsail0.90text
Backstayrelated to Backstay insulatorsSSB0.60section
Backstayrelated to Backstay insulatorsThey0.60section
Backstayrelated to Backstay insulatorsSince0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayRunning0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayIn0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayBackstays0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayThis0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayFirst0.60section
Backstayrelated to Permanent backstayIncreased0.60section

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