[David Pruessner]

Hi. I just purchased a Compac 16, a liitle sailboat. I noticed that mast hinges between upright or aft, with a single mainstay holding mast upright. So, the ONLY thing kerping mast from falling backwards onto me and grandkids is that one stay – attached by a single medium sized shackle. Seems a bit dangerous. Thought about adding a secondary stay line, but not sure where to attach, and whether it would interfere with furling jib on the existing stay.

Any thoughts?

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[Nigel]

The forestay and shrouds should be cable. If the cables and shackles are in good condition and tensioned properly it is a pretty standard setup. How many thousands of 420s are there out there with the same configuration?

Might get a quicker answer for something that specific on the Com-pac Owners association: https://cpyoa.com/forum/index.php

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