Converted light standards. Rich (mobile)
On 2012-08-12, at 18:33, Colin Kilgour <charliekilo...@gmail.com> wrote: Really? I would have bet that a C&C mast is much more flexible than a Nonsuch mast. I've carried both around a yard on a cart and the traditional masts are pretty bendy when you only support them at one point. At least from a visual perspective, Nonsuch masts appear pretty beefy. Cheers, Colin On 8/11/12, Dennis C. <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Dwight, > > The mast on a Nonsuch is a tapered composite tube which is much more > flexible than our aluminum masts. Under breeze, it bends to unload > itself. > > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 10:25 AM >> 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 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] >> On Behalf Of O'Keeffe Thomas >> Sent: August 11, 2012 11:38 AM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> >> -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ 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
