Keeping Your Sailboat Spreaders in Top Shape
If you've ever spent a quiet afternoon looking up the mast of your boat, you've probably spent some time staring at your sailboat spreaders and wondering if everything is still holding together as it should. They are those horizontal struts that stick out from the mast, and while they might look like simple pieces of metal or wood, they're actually doing a huge amount of work to keep your rig from falling down. They might not be as flashy as a new set of sails or a high-tech GPS, but without them, your mast would have a much harder time handling the immense loads that wind puts on the sails. ...