I can only think of two reasons for using a babystay - One is to help introduce mast bend in heavy air to flatten the main. Second is if your mast "pumps" in heavy seas. It helped on my previous boat, an Ericson 30. I have a babystay on my boat, and I rarely use it. It came on the boat with a track on the foredeck, and a rope clutch to the port side of the mast. The adjustment leads through the rope clutch to a spinnaker halyard winch. If the conditions I mentioned aren't exhibited on your boat, forget the babystay.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 7:23 PM Macdara Vallely via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > So, I believe that my 82 C&C 32 had the option for a babystay. It's > listed in the brochure, and there is a fitting for what looks to be a > t-ball fitting just above the spreaders. > > No deck fittings on my boat though. > > Has anyone gone to the bother of installing the deck fitting? If so, > would you mind advising me on how you went about it? > > Did you go for a fixed point, or track? Chainplate to bulkhead; transfer > the loads through deck to stringers below or beef up deck? Also, how did > you tension? How was it stowed? > > I'm interested in installing the babystay to beef up the rig a little. > The rod-rigging is of indeterminate age, and while it has been > professionally inspected and passed muster, I am a belt for braces guy and > I was thinking the babystay might offer some redundancy. > > I appreciate all advice and speculation offered. > > Thank you. > Macdara > > > Don't forget to show your appreciation and help pay the bills. Make a > contribution at: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!uSzgnPHZH1ypMFQ9rRxb6PpAxifIHTyh4Az6p7DCTz328oiPX1v6VqzICGPNO0tYmoI3OxN3elrOUUCGrGB44b8$ > Thanks for your help. > Alan Bergen
Don't forget to show your appreciation and help pay the bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help.
