Thanks for that Graham Now I am really glad I opened the discussion here on unstayed masts...always intrigued me and now even more...I like that schooner design
Anyway, from what I read those unstayed masts are really big...never sailed a boat with such a mast so I need to find a way to get on board one for an afternoon at least...during Chester Race week, coming up next week I think, Chester Cat, a Nonsuch 30 I think, has done well in her class, Cruising Class, for the last many years and she is very quick downwind...as an added benefit I understand that a 30 foot Nonsuch has much more space below decks than my 35...I need to check that out...what's better, sailing Nonsuch or sailing a C&C 35 with jib only, the mainsail on my 35 is a PITA and a lot of work for me when I am alone or sailing as a couple, especially packing it up at the end of the day...I can put my jib to bed by simply pulling on a string so I think it reasonable to expect that my main sail won't suffer UV damage early in its life Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Graham Collins Sent: August 11, 2012 10:03 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List standing rigging And if one unstayed rig is not enough, got for two! http://www.nigelirens.com/FRAMEcruising.htm Which, as a side note, was built in Lunenburg by Covey Island boatworks. Not only are the masts unstayed, they rotate. Graham Collins Secret Plans C&C 35-III #11 Rich Knowles wrote: > Dwight > > The unsupported Nonsuch masts that I have worked on are tapered two-piece aluminum structures that are much heavier in section than regular stayed masts. The Nonsuch round shape is also stronger than an ellipse or other mast shape. Simply put, they are engineered to do what they do without stays or shrouds. > > Isn't science wonderful? > > Rich > (mobile) > > From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] > On Behalf Of dwight veinot > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:25 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List standing rigging > > Over the last few weeks we have had several posts on standing rigging, > including shrouds and shroud tensions, baby stays, check stays, back stays, > fore stays and also on the mast itself and the spreaders on our C&C designed > boats. > > All this stuff needs regular inspection and sometimes insurance companies > insist that parts, in particular shrouds or turnbuckles be replaced after an > unspecified number of years just in case. > > I notice that those big Nonsuch boats carry a huge mainsail on a mast that > as far as I can see is unsupported by any standing rigging. > > My question is how that unsupported rig carries the forces on it without > breaking while our sloop rigged C&C's need such relatively elaborate > standing rigging. > > Anyone know?? > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2196 / Virus Database: 2437/5193 - Release Date: 08/11/12 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
