Tom, The back stay with baby stay make a dramatic difference in the handling and performance of the boat upwind when it starts to blow. I do agree that the absence of the back stay adjuster reduces stress on the rig and the captain. I can't imagine the chaos if the back stay attachments failed.
Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Alera has no backstay tensioner at all. We cruise so it’s not an issue > and considering the issues re the attachment points I okay with that. > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > > On Aug 3, 2018, at 4:59 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 22:07:57 -0300 > From: Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List 37+ Backstay tension > Message-ID: > <caabfp6tsby_deedexfag-w0ygnchaftewbeghg1u+0of+cg...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Interesting. All parts of our backstay are rod, the double lowers and the > single upper. The upper is a larger diameter (as you would expect). Two > hydraulic rams, one each side. > > Some of you have wire for the lower section? > > Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin > S/V Salazar - Can 54955 > C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 > Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia > > https://c-c-37-40.blogspot.ca/p/salazar.html > > > > On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 at 22:02, Gary Russell via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > >
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