Doing some restoration work on a Prindle 19 and looking for information on diamond wire tension/adjustment on this boat. I've run my diamond wires relatively loose on the Hobie 18, which allows me to de-power with rotation. Unless I am missing parts, the diamond wires are not captive on this 19. If they are run loose on this boat, I would think the unloaded side could come off the spreader and I could lose the rig on a tack.
The other option is sweep the spreaders back and prebend the mast with tension, which also could have issues.
Just looking to see if other Prindle 19 owners have diamond wires not captive on the spreaders, and what form of tension adjustment they are using.
Any help is appreciated.
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Bill Mattson
Prindle 19 "Gelli Bean"
Prindle 19 "Cat's Pajamas"
Nacra 5.2 (Will sail her a bit and let her name herself)
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