Keep them out of your way and if you are on the helm keep them out of your
crews way as much as possible. Cruising/club handicap racing boats should
not have them. Big mistake C&C design tem
On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 1:42 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hello all;
>
My mast has 3 spreaders like yours but the runner tails were not rigged to run
to any winches on my XL. Actually the main tail of the entire combination
(runners/check stays) has a 4:1 purchase and finally exits thru a cam cleat on
the last block which locks the runners. The runners/checks, prob
FWIW, I've seen some improvement in mainsail shape and boatspeed increase when
the backstay is tensioned for headstay and I add runners to straighten the mast
a little. Sometimes adding backstay will remove headstay sag, but flatten the
mainsail a little too much, and adding a little tension to
Hi Charlie
Different boat but also has check stays and hydraulic backstay. Frers 33.
Somewhat bendy mast (with the hydraulic backstay).
Check stays should be ideally close to mid line in boat at the transom but that
is not very possible because helms person would be hindered by these. Those
Hi Charlie,
Great topics as I'm tweaking my setup as well. I think it's important to try
different things and make the boat your own.
My R model has the three spreader Offshore Spar with runners, checkstays,
single backstay with single hydraulic ram. Is your mast three spreaders or the
more c
Hello All,
I am planning to install conduit in the mast of our 30 Mark 1.
Unfortunately I am hours away from the boat, and need to buy the conduit
Would 1.5" PVC Conduit fit ? Would 1.5" run without obstruction all the
way to the masthead, or is there something at the spreader that would
get
Hello all;
My C&C 36 XL/kcb was delivered with the runners/check-stays run to the aft rail
just about the location of the original headsail winches. They are rigged with
a 4:1 purchase and are released/tightened depending on what tack we are on.
Downwind they are unshackled and pulled forward.
I
