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    Posted: 03 Feb 08 at 7:07pm
Not my idea - I copied it from another Contender.

The ring is lashed around the base of each spreader to keep it in place with whipping twine and doesn't interfere with spreader adjustment.
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Originally posted by Contender512

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The elastic is 2 or 3mm (basically the thinnest bit I had spare) and is slightly shorter than the spreaders on each side.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the confirmation - and I like the ring idea!
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good timing for this post, just in the process of putting the contender back together this weekend.

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Originally posted by Garry

However, I notice the other contender at the club has a much neater arrangement using a single, much shorter length of thinner bungee (probably about 500mm) tied to the trapeze wires and passing in front of the mast just above the spreaders.



That'll be my boat then!

Rather than go over than one spreader and under the other, I have tied a small plastic ring tightly to the front of the mast at spreader height, the elastic goes through this ring from above the spreaders. The elastic is 2 or 3mm (basically the thinnest bit I had spare) and is slightly shorter than the spreaders on each side.

Just make sure it's stretchy enough to allow you to trapeze off the back of the boat!
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the main can push the trapeze wire infront of the spreader whe sailing dead downhill (no fancy assym to keep the apparent forward and main in), this is to keep the trap wire close to the mast and not pushed in front of the spreader which is then stuck when you come to use it again making you loose time trying to flick it back round.

it was one of the 1st things i did to my old container, very useful.  probably wouldnt be needed on a musto / 700.
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What does it achieve?
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It does not need to be long - as shown in this photo. Remember over one spreader and under the other.
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On the Osprey ours goes over one spreader and under the other to stop it riding up or down the trap wires. Its a fairly light bungee just to stp the trap wire from going in front of the spreader.
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This elastic stops the trapeze wire getting caught around the spreader, principally after a capsize.  Mine is pretty long (doubled) so it forms a large loop and is probably about 800mm of 4mm bungee - its just tightens sufficiently to stop the wire flopping around the front. However, I notice the other contender at the club has a much neater arrangement using a single, much shorter length of thinner bungee (probably about 500mm) tied to the trapeze wires and passing in front of the mast just above the spreaders.
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 i didnt spot that!
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