![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/4021_Shackle-washer-nylon-300x175.png)
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/30685_shackle-6mm-300x174.png)
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/forestay-300x261.png)
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/side-stays-300x252.png)
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Monel-wire-300x174.png)
Tools needed:
– Longnose plier
– Self-amalgamating tape
– Longnose plier
– Self-amalgamating tape
Steps
1. Use the shackle 8mm 5/16, 2 nylon washers, the shrouds, and forestay.
2. Install them as shown in the picture. The forestay must be located in the middle.
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mast-hound-1-scaled-e1625556136928-768x1024.jpg)
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/halyard-furling-spinnaker-edited-scaled.jpg)
Tighten the shackle firmly with a long nose plier!
3. Make sure the ring of the forestay is facing the mast. Does not apply to furling jibs
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mast-11-wrong-1024x768.jpg)
Wrong orientation
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Mast-11-Right-1024x768.jpg)
Correct orientation
5. Tape the crimp sleeves of the forestay.
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Forstay-tape-1024x768.jpg)
6. Secure the shackle using the last Monel wire piece.
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/attaching-the-stays-2-1024x768.jpg)
7. Cut the excess wire and bend it back through the hole of the shackle pin before taping it.
![](https://nacrasailing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/attaching-the-stays-3-1024x768.jpg)
8. Tape the monel wire piece using self-amalgamating tape.
Check for sharp edges and tape them if necessary!