In benign conditions, I would forgetaboutit! My 36XL had a baby stay which besides being a PITA for tacking was mostly unnecessary for my rig, whose 3 spreaders are not swept aft. For my masthead rig, it’s primary purpose was to reduce/eliminate mast pumping in a seaway since my mast is not a ‘tree-trunk’. I removed it (and the baby stay track) and for my NC Sound and river racing never looked back. Charlie Nelson1995 C&C 36 XL/kcbWater Phantom PS: The interior rod is still attached to my CB trunk/Keel but I can’t determine how without removing my new cabin sole—hopefully another lister knows how it is attached. up my new sole. .
Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 2:34 PM, Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hello all, I have a 1994 37/40+, which of course has rod rigging. We were out sailing yesterday, and I had put on some babystay and backstay tension, but not a tremendous amount. When I got back to the dock, I found, down in the cabin that the rod that is just forward of the mast broke loose from the keel trunk. This is a 6 ft. length of rigging that runs from the underside of the deck to the keel trunk to reinforce the deck at the aft end of the babystay track. The attachment at the keel failed due to rust, but I can't really tell completely how it attached. There is a threaded rod that goes between to keel trunk and the turnbuckle for adjustment. It seems as though it may have been threaded rod welded on to a stainless steel plate that was glassed in place on the top of the trunk. It was the threaded rod that failed where it exited the fiberglass. Has anyone else had this fail? Do you know how the threaded rod was attached? How did you fix it? Finally, presuming I'm not putting on a lot of babystay tension, can I still sail the boat in benign conditions until I can get it fixed? Thanks! Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" Madeira Beach, FL (847) 404-5092Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
