Good advice regarding both the under deck support and the running back stays. Both the staysail stay and the runners can be stored aft and forward when not being used.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2020, 5:55 PM Andrew Burton, <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not a bad idea at all...if you can find a solid place to terminate and > inner forestay. You may also want to rig running backstays opposite so the > stay sail doesn't bend the mast too much. I have often set a staysail on > hanks in snotty weather instead of the jib. I have also set a staysail > under the jib when reaching...bearing in mind the old adage that the boat > will go faster when you set a staysail, and also when you take the staysail > down. > > Andy > Andrew Burton > 26 Beacon Hill > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > > phone +401 965 5260 > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 5:22 PM <ja...@jpiworldwide.com> wrote: > >> All, >> >> >> >> As I am planning for long haul voyaging in my newly acquired C&C 43-1 I >> am trying to plan for some modifications and enhancements to the boat. >> >> >> >> One of the most “curious” is the notion someone laid on me about >> reconfiguring the 43-1 as a Cutter… >> >> >> >> Before you all yell at me… I don’t just straight off dismiss an idea as >> crazy… yes the world is flat, there are plenty of UFOs, and of course >> chicken bones when properly thrown and interpreted rightly do tell the >> future… >> >> >> >> That being said, I would like to get the group’s thoughts on setting up a >> 43-1 as a Cutter… I have been muddling my way through the calculations for >> sails, mast placement and balance and so forth… and while not ideal, it >> doesn’t necessarily crater the performance of the boat or the balance (too >> badly), and there are some benefits to it in a long haul situation… >> >> >> >> Anyone ever hear of folks talking a 43-1 and turning it in to a Cutter? >> Is it really a stupid idea? Should I stick with Chicken Bones and not worry >> about this at all? >> >> >> >> I have studied the back stay situation, additional rigging, center of >> force, and other factors… >> >> >> Thanks for your input… I am awaiting calls and quotes on moving her >> overland and appreciate those that have provided some traction in that area… >> >> >> JP >> October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution >> to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> Thanks - Stu > > October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to > this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
October is the time to show your appreciation with a small contribution to this list to help offset the costs. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
