I have a 29-2 that has a baby stay on it. The stay normally stays shackled to the mast base except in heavier air when I run the shackle to a ring in the center of the deck. The stay is cable to a series of blocks that give me 4:1 purchase and aline that runs back to the cockpit through a rope clutch. Whether you need it or not depends on how much wind you get. Here on the Chesapeake I rarely use it. During the race last Sunday however with winds at 16-19, gusts to 24, we put it on when going upwind and it really helps flatten the mainsail. With the setup I have it is really easy to release the clutch to take the tension off the shackle and then run the shackle back to the mast for the downwind run. I don't know about using Dynema. The thing that bothers me about that is that at the end of the day, it is still fabric and something sharp can cut it and destroy it.
Pat Nevitt *Patriot* C&C 29 MKII Galesville MD On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Law Office of Craig Meyerson < [email protected]> wrote: > I installed a traveler track from the mast base to the forward most point > on the deck I wanted the baby stay to reach on my old C&C 34. Put an > adjustable car on the track controlled from the cockpit. Used dyneema for > the stay. Downwind adjusted the car aft to get out of the way for dip-pole > jibing and aft pole adjustment. Worked very well. Should be helpful for > end to end jibing too. The dyneema was on its fourth season when I sold > the boat. > > Baby stay reduces mast pumping upwind, so I would not remove it. > > Craig Meyerson > C&C 115 *Souvenir* > ** > *From:* dwight veinot <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 17, 2012 6:28 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Dyneema baby stay > > Won't be much easier > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: October 17, 2012 10:10 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List Dyneema baby stay > > Hi, > > I am looking for a solution to help make my baby stay more easily > removable. > I presently have a standard 1x19 SS cable turn buckle set up, and I plan to > install a pelican-like hook attachment. I have a colleague who is > replacing his SS lifelines with Dyneema line. This got me to think about > using Dyneema for the baby stay. Does anyone have any experience in > using > a Dyneema solution for any rigging arrangements? > > > - > Paul E. > 1979 C&C 29 Mk1 > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > > [email protected] > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5336 - Release Date: 10/16/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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