Tim

Yeh, mine is an old Ronstan, model number RF1 which is no longer listed in their catalog. It is fairly flimsy as there are some pretty impressive bends in it from the D shackles twisting it. A friend of mine has just built a mast using the tang through a hole idea.. looks neat I must say. According to my calculations I still have around 50mm left in the hounds attachment range so I may be able to re-attach the hounds 50mm further up the mast therefore clearing the diamonds completely, this would also be worth doing as I am 92Kg. My only worry is a lot of holes in the mast where the loading is the most. I could patch it I guess... any thoughts..

Cheers