For some reason, the boat did not have running backstays. Fortunately, the hardware was in place on the mast. A 1/4″ Dyneema line was attached to the mast and terminated with a thimble. To the Dyneema line was attached a 4:1 fiddle block with 1/2″ double braid with an eye splice. the pulley was attached a 1 1/4″ T-track using a shackle (so the stay can be easily stored at the base of the shrouds).
The shackle was attached to a vintage Merriman Brothers track slide. Unfortunately, the slide on the starboard side was missing. However, I was able to find one on eBay,
