My baby stay comes down to a pad eye on the top of the cabin and is then attached to a piece of rod rigging just in front of the head in the v-berth area. I don't have a track on mine.
If there is any stainless bracket or welding, I can't see it. There is a lot of fiberglass covering it all. I can't even tell by the hole that's left if there really is a wood stringer in there. Im not sure how much glass I would need to cut away to get to where any bracket or plate may be. I suppose I could cut some of it away and have a new plate and stud welded together. Then lag bolt it to the stringer and cover with glass? Makes me a little nervous though to go cutting away like that while it's in the water. But I want to make sure it is strong enough whatever I do. Thanks, Kevin On Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 6:42 PM Kevin Driscoll via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Have you thought of using a padeye screwed to stringer, friction ring, and > dyneema? Would be a lot cheaper (and lighter) and you could DIY it. Would > serve same function just as well. Don't have time to get into it, but look > around at what is possible since probably would be done this way today on a > new boat. Cheaper, easier, better imo. > > (my babystay attachment also runs parallel to bulkhead, perp to water line > in v berth. > > 2 cents > > On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 3:23 PM Dave Godwin via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Chuck, et al, >> >> I don’t know if it is the same on your model but be careful about >> assuming that the track tie-down follows the angle of the baby-stay. At >> least that is my take-away from your description of it being “far in front >> of the keel” means. >> >> With the 37’, on the aft end of the baby-stay track there is a plate >> that the top of the tie-down (Navtec rod rigging…) is attached to. The rod >> descends directly down parallel to the interior bulkheads (perpendicular to >> the waterline) to the stud that was glassed into the central stringer. The >> load is not carried forward but rather resides at the rear of the traveler >> track. >> >> Years ago I delivered a 34’ from Ft. Lauderdale to Kingston, Jamaica. As >> I recall, it had the same setup that the 37’ does. >> >> Also, I’ll reiterate, the bolt does not go through the hull. Repairs to >> this can be easily be made while the boat is in the water. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Best, >> Dave Godwin >> 1982 C&C 37 - Ronin >> Reedville - Chesapeake Bay >> Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/> >> >> On Oct 25, 2017, at 6:07 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Fred, >> >> >> I checked the drawings for the 34 and see the baby stay is far in front >> of the keel. I suspect the bolt should be attached to a stringer also. >> http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1794 >> >> >> That's how it is on my 34R. On my boat they welded a stainless stud to a >> stainless bracket that is thru bolted to a stringer. A short piece of rod >> carries the load from the track down to the hull stringer. >> >> >> I suggest you pull up the floor around the hole and look in there? >> >> >> Chuck >> Resolute >> 1990 C&C 34R >> Broad Creek, Magothy River, M >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up >> again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a >> small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send >> contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All contributions are greatly appreciated! >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up >> again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a >> small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send >> contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All contributions are greatly appreciated! >> > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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