HUGE picture of Mast Hound The three white wires are the stays. Due to the clutter, I have a second shackle for the forestay. The little pulley is the jib halyard pulled, and that wire running through it is the jib halyard. Nevermind the rope. The extra wires up there are the trapeze wires.
HUGE picture of the bow bridle I know that shackle looks dinky, and it is. Normally I have the forestay tied to the bridle ring by some dacron line, but I recently angled the mast a bit more forwards and went to the shackle.
HUGE picture of the side-stay adjuster When first stepping your mast, pin your wire in the upper-most hole of the adjuster
HUGE picture of the crew trapeze This is the trapeze I use the most. The blue line is bungee cord, and it simply runs through the mast-beam. The black plastic lump adjusts how far down your butt hangs when out on the trapeze, and also takes your weight.
The line coming out of the mast-beam next to the trapeze is the jib barber-hauler. That little jam-cleat on the beam is used for this line. It helps shape the jib since the jib-cleats are non-adjustable.
HUGE picture of the skipper trapeze This is the trapeze I use when it's blowing hard out. It runs under the tramp and out the other side the same way. Those foot-loops are garden-hose with some 3/16 dacron run through them. They make excellent handles for moving the boat around, and when you capsize and have to toss the righting line over the hull, they are a great place to stand to make the toss.
