Double jaw toggles are available in a variety of lengths to accomodate different masthead and tang designs - 1:you should have a toggle at the top of the inner forestay, but any design will be frustrating because the 'major' toggleing is athwartships, so really the FIRST pin should allow for that direction of toggle, and the second the minor toggling. With you mast tangs thats a tough problem. 2: yes you can use shorter ones, but make sure they still allow for a fair lead for the stay. yes there is probably A REASON they are long, but who knows what that was.... 3: toggle 4: toggle for sure (at lease these two have the major toggle direction at the chainplate)
Keep the toggles at each end of the stays, but you can upgrade to 'eye-toggle' fittings (like the boomkin) - these do not have an additional clevis pin to install - This is nice because it eliminates the risk that the cotter pin 'side' washer gets forgotten, as in your backstay toggle! The boomkin could be forks as there is little chance of that structure moving short of failure, same with the bowsprit but docking accidents and anchor cables with deflect it, probably within the safety margins - but a toggle is the right thing.
Of courese, thats just MY opinion.
Nice carnage shots too, thanks!
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Brian Duff
BVI Yacht Sales, Tortola
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