I have a short track on the cabin top of my 38 just aft of the foredeck hatch. The original baby stay was a fixed length with a shackle at the bottom that was attached to an old style Schaeffer car. And the car had a 4:1 line adjustment that was lead back to the cockpit.
When I rerigged in 2011, I talked to the rigger and my sail maker about updating the track and car and making the baby stay removable. Since I’m not racing regularly, and use an asymmetrical spinnaker for cruising, they recommended I do away with the car altogether and use a fixed baby stay to put prebend in the mast. The tension on the stay also prevents mast pumping in chop. We drilled and tapped the old track at the point where the reinforcement rod goes down through the deck, installed a pad eye on the old track, attached the new baby stay to the pad eye and tensioned it with a turnbuckle. Rick Brass Imzadi -1976 C&C 38 mk1 la Belle Aurore -1975 C&C 25 mk1 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew Burton Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List 35/3 babystay I've got the track for the baby stay on my 40. I'd like to change it for a pad eye and get rid of the track, which impedes lounging. He's anyone else done this? Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Feb 26, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Alan Bergen <[email protected]> wrote: The babystay serves two purposes. In rough seas, it keeps the mast from pumping. Because of the "tree trunk" mast, it allows you to bend the mast in heavy air. Some of the 35's have a padeye with a babystay and pelican hook attachment. Others (like mine) have a track so you can adjust the babystay. This is especially important when racing. For instance, in light air, when going downwind and when doing dip pole gybes, you want to release the babystay all the way Alan Bergen C&C 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR When I purchased my boat I was told the babystay needs to be rebedded. Do I even need a babystay with that tree trunk of a mast? _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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