Bowman 40

[Hacker]

As part of my trying to come up with a shortlist of suitable boats it was suggested that I consider a Bowman 40. One of the attractions is the cutter rig but I was concerned about the complexity of running backstays when short handed. I was watching the YM video of 'Bagheera of Whitby' and she seems to have replaced these with a 'triatic diamond' spreader. Googling this hasn't helped! Is this a recognised method of replacing running backstays and is it a possible retrofit or does it require mast replacement?

 

[sailorman]

Running back stays or Checkstays
i have the latter no isssues

 

[Topcat47]

High field levers make runningbackstays easy to manage. It just takes a little longer when single handing.

 

[doug748]

There is a Halcyon delivery video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rcSWzhnLt4

They seem to have the backstays parked by the shrouds in some quite lively conditions so maybe they only need to be used in extremis.

Red Ensign are the go-to brokers, they have one on the books and should be keen to share their knowledge with a serious prospective buyer:

http://www.red-ensign.com/boats/bowman-40-3/

 

[JVL]

Often referred to as jumper stays I have them and they work fine

John

 

[geem]

We only use our runners when on the staysail as you would expect but at that point we have normally got a reef or two in the main so the runners clear the mainsail. You could have both runners on and not need to touch them with this set up.
They are only extra work otherwise when short tacking