rigging gaff cutter

[Ian McColgin]

Keep in mind that the soft eye adjusts its shape around the mast under tension and this can lead to the stay's end coming a lot closer to the deck than you planned. This is not much of a problem if you use siezed deadeyes at the bottom as exact length is not as critical as with a turnbuckle and if you made the stay too long it's easy enough to shorten up on the seizing.

G'luck