Posted by Jonathan Labaree on July 18, 2002 at 21:19:03 from 207.5.198.231 user JLabaree.
In Reply to: Re: Margaret and Peggy posted by Jim McDowell on July 18, 2002 at 20:00:32:
A bobstay runs from the end of the bowsprit to a point on the bow, usually at the waterline. Its function is to carry the load of the head stay (or other stays that come to the bowsprit) back to the hull.