I found the best knife for cutting Dyneema was a cheap ceramic knife from Harbor Freight. Second best was a sharp bread knife. My new rigging knife was useless!
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Sébastien Lemieux <s.lemi...@umontreal.ca>wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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