Hi Matt,

So you're up to no good .....

Now my P19MX has a Nacra 6.0 Bowfoil too ... I had "bridles/pigtails" made initially w/ marine forked terminals pressed on ... approximently 9"lg.

The first set lasted for several years ... the second set lasted 1-2 months .... I think they cost approximently $90.00/set at the time ....

So what to do ??? What to do ????

I noticed that many of the "big" racing boats use vectra/spectra for their standing rigging ..... idea???

I installed bell shackles on the bridle tangs and foil tangs .... and then used 3/16" spectra (4000lbs rated load) for bridles. Used (3) wraps around ... worked great .... very flexible ... and CHEAP!!! Replace every several years ....

You will need to check the mast rake at first since spectra/vectra has a tendency for the weave/braid to tighten up intially ==> resulting in the line lengthing slightly ... (this is not the same as "stretching" ...)

PS: From the pic ... you may wish to run a little more "pelican striker" tension ... my foil has 1" of prebend in it ...

PS2: To set the foil hieght you will need a straight edge long enough to go from "bow to bow" and carefully measure the hieghts of the foil .... (mine is 10" above the deck line at either end ... and 9" in the center ... but note that my MX Jib was actually made 5-6" shorter on the luff length as I didn't want to "close" the jib slot higher up ...and I also sometimes run a 25sqM spinacker and needed some clearence/hieght for the spinpole under the bowfoil)

PS3: I have crossed 1/8" spectra lines from bowtang to foiltang to keep the bowfoil centered

Harry Murphey
H18Mag/P19MX