Back in 2018 Rob Ball said this: Rob Ball via CnC-List <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=cnc-list@cnc-list.com&q=from:%22Rob+Ball+via+CnC%5C-List%22> Thu, 08 Nov 2018 05:30:01 -0800 <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=cnc-list@cnc-list.com&q=date:20181108>
We supplied the boats with Baby Stays, knowing that the mast could be tuned with a bit of bend so that it was not needed. However, when the boat was brand new, on the first sail, and not tuned yet, things could go south. So, we kept them on the boats. In a violent seaway they do stabilize a pumping mast . . . . Rob Ball C&C 34 https://www.mail-archive.com/cnc-list@cnc-list.com/msg56506.html On Fri, 25 Nov 2022 at 10:38, Drew Adair via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I also have a 1984 C&C 32 with the same setup as Rob (no track; single > attachment point). Considering the tree trunk we have for a mast, I am not > sure how much it does for the rig. I do race and have considered > installing an adjustable system, but I have never felt the benefit > justifies the cost. Unless you notice your mast pumping in stronger winds > and lumpy seas, I do not think I would bother installing one. (I can think > of several more enjoyable ways to deplete my boat-budget). With that being > said, my sailing is on the Chesapeake where we have more light wind than > heavy wind days. Your mileage may vary. > > > > Drew Adair > > Aurora > > C&C 32 > > North East, Maryland > > > > *From:* Robert Abbott via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, November 24, 2022 8:22 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > *Subject:* Stus-List Re: C&C 32 Babystay > > > > My 84 C&C 32 has a babystay at a single point of attachment...no track. > The babystay attaches to a SS plate with a loop on the foredeck....this > plate is then attached through the deck to a SS rod running from the > deck roof down to the hull in the very front of the V berth immediately > to the starboard of the V berth entrance.....it does not obstruct > passage in or out. Both the on deck bbstay and the rod below have a > turnbuckle to adjustment although I will admit I have never adjusted the > below deck one. I normally have approx 700 lbs of tension on it. > > Given the size of the mast and type of sailing I do, I am of the opinion > I really don't need it. But since Rob Ball designed the boat for one, > I use it. There was an 84 C&C 32 at my club that took his babystay off > and he never had any issues going up and down the coast of Nova Scotia > > If you are doing sailing in heavy weather and big seas where the mast > might be pumping a lot, the babystay would help to stabilize the rig but > otherwise do you really need it? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - #277 > Halifax, N.S. > > > Don't forget to show your appreciation and help pay the bills. Make a > contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Ken Heaton >
Don't forget to show your appreciation and help pay the bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help.
