Backstay tension adjuster. If you are a cruiser!”set it and forget it”. If you are a handicap racer, “set it and forget it”. There are many more important things to pay attention to. Let that one be “you excuse to lose”.
On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 9:20 PM Robert Abbott via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Any advice/help appreciated....my 32 has a split backstay....SS rod down > to the split where it is now wire coated to the turnbuckles....no > hydraulic gauge to measure pressure....every year when stepping the mast > the backstay is attached and I tension the two turnbuckles before any > after manual tension available...by looking at the mast, feeling the > forestay, and the backstay,....and I use my Loos RT 10 gauge....I know > meant for the rod rig shrouds and not to measure tension on each side > of the plastic coated wire split backstay. I estimate it to be 1,000 > to 1,100 lbs. the way I am doing it but who knows. > > Is there a better way to determine what my at the slip backstay tension > could be? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - #277 > Halifax, N.S. > > 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 > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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
