Mast preflexion: what it is, what it is for, and how it is achieved

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The term pre-bending applied to a sailboat’s mast refers to the longitudinal curvature that the profile assumes based primarily on the stresses in the rigging. on boats with quartered spreaders the preflection can be accentuated, while it is more difficult …

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