I always assumed the reading is psi. While I am aware that some skippers don’t mind bending their boat in half, I tend to max out at 2500, which is where I start becoming uncomfortable.
There was a local Erie sailor years ago that couldn’t just sail the boats he owned – he loved to mess with them. One of his boats was a Cal 40, which he turned into a Cal 39. In addition to cutting off the back of the boat, he installed aluminum ribs so he could crank up the backstay without breaking the boat. Personally, I’d rather lose a race than break my boat. Bill, I don’t know if you remember Masker II (later Buttercup), but Bob Way was legendary. Ah, the good old days. From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Bill Coleman via CnC-List Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020 3:55 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Back stay tension clarification I think this is getting confusing, some numbers in this discussion are pounds per square inch hydraulic pressure, rather than say, 2,000 pounds of hanging load. I would certainly not have wanted to put 4,000# of actual load on my 39’s backstay. Imagine a 2’ X 2’ X 7’ concrete pier block hanging on that. Bill Coleman Erie PA
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