They said was that there were only a few threads engaged on the turnbuckle and
they were leaving it to me to tighten it further. I thought Josh’s idea to
take tension off the backstay with the halyard makes a lot of sense. I will
take a look at that today. I know the backstay adjuster was mostly loose as I
had pushed it up with a pole this spring when I was playing with shroud
adjustment.
1. How much tension should there be with the adjuster up as far as it will go
without a pole pushing it. Should there actually be slack to put the pins back
in with the turnbuckles loose but attached without taking tension off with the
halyard as Josh suggested?
2. I am presuming that it is safe to work on the rig with the backstay
detached (meaning the mast is still well supported by the deck, forestay and
shrouds)?
Thanks- Dave
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
> On May 11, 2017, at 8:23 AM, robert <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> David:
>
> My boat has the same setup for a backstay.....split with an adjuster.....I
> unstep and step my mast, however, I have no problem attaching the split
> backstay which I am the one usually doing it.
>
> I leave the turn buckle(s) attached and simply remove the split ring and pin
> in the Fall and in the Spring, one at a time put the pin(s) in......and when
> I do this, the forestay is always attached first for obvious reasons.....the
> length of the forestay is 'set'......when the backstay is attached, the turn
> buckles are tightened.
>
> I can see where it would be difficult if the backstay turn buckles were
> removed......then it becomes a two person job to attach them.....you really
> need one person pulling back and down on the backstay and the second
> threading the turn buckle....it can be done with one person but a lot simpler
> with two.
>
> Just curious, when the backstay is attached and tightened, how much 'thread'
> is showing inside the turnbuckle? Just wondering if your forestay is too
> tight.
>
> Rob Abbott
> AZURA
> C&C 32 - 84
> Halifax, N.S.
>
>
> On 2017-05-10 11:34 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List wrote:
>> My boat has a split backstay with an adjuster that is pulled down with block
>> and tackle to pinch the split and increase tension (Is there a nautical name
>> I should know?). My boat was splashed today and the yard crew complained
>> for the second year about the difficulty reattaching the backstay. I don’t
>> think previous yards even disconnected it, but something about their sling
>> and lift system means they have to come in with the sling from the rear with
>> no backstay. I am pretty sure the mast has a slight backward rake, so I
>> can’t see why the length of the backstay would be a problem, but apparently
>> even with the turnbuckles and adjuster loosened, they can barely get it
>> reattached. I can’t come up with a reason why they would have such a
>> problem and if it means that something is not right with the rig. I will
>> check the rake again tomorrow now that the boat is floating and level, but
>> it has always had some amount of rake as measured by a weight hanging from
>> the main halyard. Any thoughts on something I might be missing or is it
>> normal for that kind of backstay to have limited adjustability? Thanks- Dave
>>
>> Aries
>> 1990 C&C 34+
>> New London, CT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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