On my 30-2, I've always assumed that the baby stay (together with the internal rod linking the deck attachment to the hull) was also playing a role in stiffening the hull since there is no forward bulkhead (the wall is angled and provides no support).
Given that there is no forward bulkhead, is it still safe to remove the baby stay? As for the use of fabric, I was practicing DB splicing earlier this summer with some 3/8 Samson XLS extra. Cutting the core (MFP + dyneema blend) was extremely difficult. I had no pairs of scissors in the house up for the job. I had to use a very sharp kitchen knife against a cutting board. The knife needed a few passes on the sharpening steel every 10 cuts or so. Since the XLS is a value-oriented line, I don't think it has a very high dyneema content... These fibers are certainly easier to cut than a steel cable, but I don't think they can be cut "by accident". Sébastien Lemieux Merlot X - C&C 30 mk2 1987 Mooney Bay - Lake Champlain On Oct 18, 2012, at 9:11, Pat Nevitt wrote: > I have a 29-2 that has a baby stay on it. The stay normally stays shackled > to the mast base except in heavier air when I run the shackle to a ring in > the center of the deck. The stay is cable to a series of blocks that give me > 4:1 purchase and aline that runs back to the cockpit through a rope clutch. > Whether you need it or not depends on how much wind you get. Here on the > Chesapeake I rarely use it. During the race last Sunday however with winds > at 16-19, gusts to 24, we put it on when going upwind and it really helps > flatten the mainsail. With the setup I have it is really easy to release the > clutch to take the tension off the shackle and then run the shackle back to > the mast for the downwind run. I don't know about using Dynema. The thing > that bothers me about that is that at the end of the day, it is still fabric > and something sharp can cut it and destroy it. > > Pat Nevitt > Patriot > C&C 29 MKII > Galesville MD > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 7:40 AM, Law Office of Craig Meyerson > <craigmeyer...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I installed a traveler track from the mast base to the forward most point on > the deck I wanted the baby stay to reach on my old C&C 34. Put an adjustable > car on the track controlled from the cockpit. Used dyneema for the stay. > Downwind adjusted the car aft to get out of the way for dip-pole jibing and > aft pole adjustment. Worked very well. Should be helpful for end to end > jibing too. The dyneema was on its fourth season when I sold the boat. > > Baby stay reduces mast pumping upwind, so I would not remove it. > > Craig Meyerson > C&C 115 Souvenir > > From: dwight veinot <dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 6:28 PM > > Subject: Re: Stus-List Dyneema baby stay > > Won't be much easier > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > dre...@gmail.com > Sent: October 17, 2012 10:10 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Dyneema baby stay > > Hi, > > I am looking for a solution to help make my baby stay more easily removable. > I presently have a standard 1x19 SS cable turn buckle set up, and I plan to > install a pelican-like hook attachment. I have a colleague who is > replacing his SS lifelines with Dyneema line. This got me to think about > using Dyneema for the baby stay. Does anyone have any experience in using > a Dyneema solution for any rigging arrangements? > > > - > Paul E. > 1979 C&C 29 Mk1 > S/V Johanna Rose > Carrabelle, FL > > > _______________________________________________ > 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: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5336 - Release Date: 10/16/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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