The checkstays on the 34/36 serv a couple of purposes. In heavy air and chop they can stop the flexible mast from pumping. If you use the babystay they can help counter that force.
In light air, they put shape back into the main. If you put on back stay tension (particularly with the 3 spreader rig) to point higher you will put bend in the mast that will flatten the main. The check stays will pull the center of the mast back to add more shape to the main. Eric C&C 34/36 On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > Speaking of hardware of questionable value - the cars for my check > stays are missing whatever was in the hole behind the U shaped ring. > > Are the check stays only used on the windward side with the spinnaker? > Was there a ring where the hole is in the car that attached to a > control line? How strong does that control l have to be? > > Joel > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com >
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