Erik The Baby stay is to prevent mast pumping upwind in a heavy sea. It may also affect mast bend and sail shape if you apply enough tension, but I have never tried to put the line on a winch. I use mine in much the same way as you. In the Chesapeake it is rarely rough enough that it matters.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Erik Hillenmeyer <erik_hawk...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Question is regarding the baby stay on this boat and exactly what it's > advantage is. The stay shackles to a car on a track forward of the mast. > It reaches high enough that it must be removed when the spin pole goes up. > It seems to me this may add some additional prebend to the mast? Does it > have to be used in conjunction with the hydraulic backstay tensioner? Is > this a possible way to bend the mast and flatten the main without > decreasing head stay sag so much? Looking for some tips on optimal ways to > use this equipment. My approach so far has just been to set it to "just > taught" amount of tension and leaving it, pulling it a little tighter > upwind when it really starts to blow, but primarily relying on the backstay > to fatten the upper main upwind. Thanks. Erik > > _______________________________________________ > 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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