I would loosen the baby stay before releasing the tension on the rod, otherwise all the force is on the deck itself. My babystay is on a track, so I released the line and moved the car back. I was able to simply unbolt the plate that holds the rod to the bottom of the deck without adjusting the turnbuckle, and then retighten everything when I was done. Otherwise, mark the turnbuckle and count the turns so you can return it to the same tension.
Joel 35/3 The Office Annapolis On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 10:52 AM, RPH via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > My 1989 C&C 30 MKII has rod rigging and a baby stay. Above the deck, the > baby stay is wire rope, unlike the rest of the rigging. Below the deck, in > the V-berth, the tension of the baby stay is carried through a piece of rod > rigging that is attached to the stringers under the cabin sole. > > I am redoing my cabin sole and I'm going to have to temporarily remove the > rod rigging in V-berth (because it passes through a hole drilled into the > small piece of cabin sole just past the forward bulkhead). > > I am concerned that if I slacken the rod rigging in the V-berth (which > seems to be under tension) there will be too much force placed on the deck > by the baby stay (which is also under tension). I have also wondered what > the effect would be if I put a pelican hook or similar on the baby stay > above the deck (i.e., would releasing the baby stay then put too much > tension on the rod rigging in the V-berth?). > > Is there any particular method that I should use here? Also, when I do > unatach the rod rigging in the V-berth, how can I be sure to get everything > back at the right tension (assuming that my back stay is slackened)? > > Thanks in advance. It's great to be part of this community! > > Robert H. > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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