Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

David your statement of my whole setup is correct. It is a spliced eye with no thimble. The hook fits tight in the eye splice to avoid inadvertent disengagement when the cunningham is softened or while the sail is not at full height (reefed or down completely). When I reef I typically don't use

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Hi Josh- I have a similar rig, but the reefing hook is attached directly to the luff cringle. I considered adding another 2:1 but I want to clarify how your pennant is rigged. It looks like it is attached to the tack pin, then up to the cringle and then down to a spliced loop for the reefing

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

.com> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Check out these pictures. https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8pEh5lnvP1yX3hxVGZGNmNnLU0 I looked at the cunninham again and decided that it is a 4 to 1.  It pulls on the pennant.  It's

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Great discussion - helped me resolve a few entangled rigging mods. Thanks! Dave From: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> To: "C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Bcc: Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 17:58:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Check out

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

l.com> *Sent:* Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:30 PM *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Ultimately, to answer your question, IMO the Cunningham is a valuable addition. For me adjusting halyard tension is more difficult than adjusting Cunningham. My Cunningham is a 5 to 1 fiddle

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

;Firewater" > Milwaukee, WI > ---- Original Message > Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? > From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: Fri, May 19, 2017 5:21 am > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cn

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

; > Milwaukee, WI > > ---- Original Message ---- > Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? > From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: Fri, May 19, 2017 5:21 am > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com&

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

waukee, WI Original Message Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: Fri, May 19, 2017 5:21 am To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h.

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

dzic via CnC-List Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 10:38 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com<mailto:dziedzi...@hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Bruce, Garhauer makes very nice adjustable

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

+ 1 on Garhauer, I like mine. Gary 30-1 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 10:38 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunn

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Bruce, Garhauer makes very nice adjustable car system. Look up “Garhauer adjustable genoa car system”. A few pictures here (not my boat ((:-(): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hq9xfaayl2n3b9v/AAAbFxc4HSJ8GMhukyZq1AR4a?dl=0 . Marek I am thinking of adding cars to my jib track that I can adjust from

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

et > > > -- > *From:* Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:30 PM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Baby stay

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:30 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Ultimately, to answer your question, IMO the Cunningham is a valuable addition. For me adjusting halyard tension is more difficult than adjusting Cunningham.  My Cunningham

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

st@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Cunningham does flatten the sail but simply due to luff tension. If a baby stay is able to pull the belly of the mast forward then the luff is also pulled forward and the resulti

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Ultimately, to answer your question, IMO the Cunningham is a valuable addition. For me adjusting halyard tension is more difficult than adjusting Cunningham. My Cunningham is a 5 to 1 fiddle block arrangement which pulls down on a pennant that passes through the luff cringle (2 to 1) resulting

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

ist.com> wrote: And bending mast would also open leech *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh Muckley via CnC-List *Sent:* Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:52 AM *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Cc:* Josh Muckley *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

al Message   From: Dave S via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 7:43 PM To: C Stus List Reply To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Dave S Subject: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Both depower the main Does the adjustable baby stay (mast bend) make the Cunningham (luff tension) redunda

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

There is a difference between the amount of max draft and the location of max draft. Mast bend affects the amount of maximum draft. Luff tension or cunningham affects the location of maximum draft. For a headsail, headstay sag affects the amount of maximum draft. Halyard tension affects the

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

And bending mast would also open leech From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 9:52 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Cunningham does flatten the sail

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

com> wrote: > Doesn't the cunngham assist the halyard in moving draft forward? > > -Original Message- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave S > via CnC-List > Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:43 PM > To: C Stus List > Cc: Dave S

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Doesn't the cunngham assist the halyard in moving draft forward? -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave S via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:43 PM To: C Stus List Cc: Dave S Subject: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham? Both

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

"Midnight Mistress" Hampton VA -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave S via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 21:43 To: C Stus List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Baby sta

Re: Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

They both help to flatten the main in heavy wind but they do it differently. Kinda like saying, "Since I have a belt I don't need suspenders." Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C 37+ Solomons, MD On Wed, May 17, 2017, 9:43 PM Dave S via CnC-List wrote: > Both depower the

Stus-List Baby stay vs Cunningham?

Both depower the main Does the adjustable baby stay (mast bend) make the Cunningham (luff tension) redundant? I have an adjustable baby stay, is adding a Cunningham a waste of time? Thanks , Dave 33-2 Sent from my iPhone ___ This list is