Yes for upwind work, if your mast is relatively thin and light. IMHO, no movement otherwise until you are running downwind when they get disconnected and run to the shrouds--your shrouds should be fine for any reaching without the checks. I would keep backstay tensioned upwind (more in higher wind) and off when running. If I am not mistaken, these stays are referred to as either 'runners' or check stays, since you have a separate backstay. If not racing and your spreaders are not angled aft, you just need enough backstay and runners upwind to keep the mast from pumping (moving fore and aft).
Also if your spreaders are not angled aft, you can dispense with the baby stay entirely since its primary purpose is to help bend mast forward (to flatten main sail for racing) and also to stop mast pumping in some choppy conditions. I have removed my baby stay--giving up some main sail adjustments in favor of keeping my headsail from tearing itself as it catches on the baby stay during tacks. I think that its usefulness with non-angled spreaders is marginal at best. OTOH, if I was planning to go off shore, I would rig the baby stay again. For my coastal racing and cruising, its too much of a PITA to bother with IMHO. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom 36 XL/kcb Oriental, NC cenel...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Brian Fry via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Brian Fry <biker...@yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, Apr 26, 2016 4:43 pm Subject: Stus-List Backstays, running and baby My previous boat, a Catalina 30, was not setup for racing. I am trying to figure out this 37/40's backstays. What I surmise is this: When hard into the wind, the backstays should be brought back to the deck fitting just outboard of the jib winches with the windward ones pulled tight. Is this correct? Do you move them forward incrementally as the wind comes abeam? Running downwind they have to be as far forward as the shrouds to remain clear of the boom. Any advice is welcomed. Also, if not racing do I need to be adjusting the hydraulic backstays? Brian Fry La Neige 37/40xl 1993 Havre de Grace MD _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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