Well said, Jeff.
> On 10/18/2023 7:12 PM EDT Jeffrey A. Laman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Aluminum coefficient of thermal expansion is about 13e-6 and SS about 6.5e-6. > If the mast from keel to head is 50 ft, and temp change is 100 degrees F mast > contracts about 3/4" and stays, which are shorter but angled, contract about > 5/16". So, effectively, the temperature loosens the stays for you. If that's > a concern for some reason. > Jeff Laman > 81 C&C34 > > Get Outlook for Android https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg > > --------------------------------------------- > From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 3:52:18 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com>; Robert Abbott > <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > Subject: Stus-List winter storage > > The key to keeping mast up during winter is the cradle....the boats with > inadequate or damaged cradles are at risk. I have seen several boats at my > club where the boats have toppled and it was the cradle that failed in every > instance. > > And for loosening the rigging in winter....no need if the rig is properly > tuned at storage....besides, as someone here mentioned, the aluminum mast > shrinks first in extreme cold. > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32- #277 > halifax, N.S. > > On 2023-10-18 11:19 a.m., Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List wrote: > > > > > Re mast up. A friend stored his C&C 33-2 with mast up and it blew over in > > a winter storm. He now has no mast. > > > > > > > > With mast down possibly the reduced windage would have prevented the boat > > from blowing over but certainly would have not resulted in a mast broken in > > three areas. The boat was on a cradle. > > > > > > > > Food for thought > > > > > > > > Mike Hoyt > > > > Persistence > > > > Halifax, NS > > > > > > > > From: Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 10:45 AM > > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > Cc: Bob Mann <sailrm...@comcast.net> mailto:sailrm...@comcast.net > > Subject: Stus-List winter storage > > > > > > > > Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For those > > who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud tension alone or > > do you loosen the shrouds for the winter? Bob Mann Mystic > > > > > > > > > > Here in Michigan it's time to winterize our boats until April. For those > > who store their boat with the mast up, do you leave shroud tension alone or > > do you loosen the shrouds for the winter? > > > > > > > > Bob Mann > > > > Mystic > > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks for your help. > > Stu > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help > me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
