Tom,
The back stay with baby stay make a dramatic difference in the
handling and performance of the boat upwind when it starts to blow. I do
agree that the absence of the back stay adjuster reduces stress on the rig
and the captain. I can't imagine the chaos if the back stay attachments
failed.
Gary
S/V Kaylarah
'90 C&C 37+
East Greenwich, RI, USA
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On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Alera has no backstay tensioner at all. We cruise so it’s not an issue
> and considering the issues re the attachment points I okay with that.
>
> Tom Buscaglia
> S/V Alera
> 1990 C&C 37+/40
> Vashon WA
> P 206.463.9200
> C 305.409.3660
>
>
> On Aug 3, 2018, at 4:59 AM, [email protected] wrote:
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 22:07:57 -0300
> From: Ken Heaton <[email protected]>
> To: cnc-list <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Stus-List 37+ Backstay tension
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> Interesting. All parts of our backstay are rod, the double lowers and the
> single upper. The upper is a larger diameter (as you would expect). Two
> hydraulic rams, one each side.
>
> Some of you have wire for the lower section?
>
> Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
> S/V Salazar - Can 54955
> C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67
> Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
>
> https://c-c-37-40.blogspot.ca/p/salazar.html
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2 Aug 2018 at 22:02, Gary Russell via CnC-List <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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