Selden mechanical backstay in the US?

[zachduckworth]

Hi,
I’m redoing my backstay and looking for an adjuster. My boat is an Islander Bahama 30. I was advised that the Selden mechanical adjuster is very high quality and probably fits my needs (most cruising, some club racing in B fleet…). They’re pretty hard to source in the US. Does anyone know where to find one? Also, how do these compare to the Wichard ratchet backstays? Thanks!

[Kenatsea]

Hi, just giving this a bump as I'm looking for one as well.

-Ken S/V Azul

[Shrew]

Does it have to be a Selden? How about a Wichard?:

https://defender.com/en_us/catalogse...AY%20TENSIONER

[Kenatsea]

Hi Shrew,

I'm looking for model #174-601-02 which is the large one. I need to 818mm - 1218 size and 3/4" (19mm?) pin size. I have not seen a Wichard marketed in that size.

-Ken S/V Azul

[Kenatsea]

Originally Posted by zachduckworth

Hi,
I’m redoing my backstay and looking for an adjuster. My boat is an Islander Bahama 30. I was advised that the Selden mechanical adjuster is very high quality and probably fits my needs (most cruising, some club racing in B fleet…). They’re pretty hard to source in the US. Does anyone know where to find one? Also, how do these compare to the Wichard ratchet backstays? Thanks!

Hi Zach, if you still need this here is a link to a US distribution outfit.

https://theriggingco.com/?s=backstay...&type_aws=true