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Old 06-10-2014, 10:48 AM   #6
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Mr. jc. As Mr. jw states; for a steadying sail BUT in a lot of cases they are used for hoisting a tender, of some sort, aloft. I would NOT attempt to deploy "flopper stoppers". We use the mast/boom to hoist a dink and 15HP motor onto the fly bridge. I'm guessing maybe 400lb. (max). Our mast (wooden) has quite a warp to port and I'm hoping I can continue to hoist with it. The boom is aluminum.
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