On Jan 31, 6:33*pm, "Roger Long" wrote:
I think you'd better stick to filters Rich.

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Roger Long

Huh?

RichH wrote:
On Jan 31, 6:33 pm, "Roger Long" wrote:

I think you'd better stick to filters Rich.

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Roger Long


Huh?

If the mast were perfectly rigid then what you said would be true.
But they are not.

If the rope is attached right at the shrouds, the opposide shroud
would take near 100% of the load.

If the rope is attached ABOVE the shroud, the mast will bend -
top toward the rope and away from the rope below that.

That would be the load taken up by the lowers and it could be
in the opposite direction even.

Were the rope attached BELOW the shroud???