Our 1982 34 came with baby stay. Attached to deck mounted track which is in
turn attached to rod through deck with turnbuckle and screwed though hull into
forward section of keel.
Some say it is not needed. My experience and position is it is absolutely
needed and very beneficial. Going
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> My 84 C 32 has a babystay at a single point of attachment...no
days. Your mileage
may vary.
Drew Adair
Aurora
C 32
North East, Maryland
From: Robert Abbott via CnC-List
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Subject: Stus-List Re: C 32 Babystay
My 84 C 32 has a babystay at a single point of attachment
I have a baby stay on my 29mk2. There is no track but I have a 4:1 set of
blocks lead back to a clutch. With in line spreaders the baby stay help
create mast bend with the backstay on and keeps the mast from pumping in
light air and sloppy waves. It’s only a pain tubing the spinnaker pole or a
My 84 C 32 has a babystay at a single point of attachment...no track.
The babystay attaches to a SS plate with a loop on the foredeckthis
plate is then attached through the deck to a SS rod running from the
deck roof down to the hull in the very front of the V berth immediately
to the
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
Does your rig already have fore and aft lowers? If you do a baby stay may not
add that much extra support.
When I re-rigged Calypso I used Briton Toss’s rigging book to calculate the
loads on various shrouds and rigging elements. IIRC the aft lower shrouds can
carry more load than most other
My 1982 C 32 has the baby stay and it’s a track
Neil Andersen, W3NEA
Rock Hall, MD 21661
484-354-8800
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Subject: Stus-List C 32 Babystay
So, I
