Quarter stay? Do you mean runners or checkstays? They should have tails long enough to ease the leeward set of blocks to the chainplates. They are used differently on fractional rigs than masthead rigs. See Selden sight to better understand the various rigging terms.
http://www.seldenmast.com/files/595-540-E.pdf Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 12:26:44 PM Subject: Stus-List more rookie sail handling questions Seems simple but…. Sailing a “new to me” mid 70s 33 3/4ton special. I have run into a couple of unexpected challenges when running or even on a broad reach. I can’t seem to get the either quarter stay out of the way to let the main out enough. The lines that control the tension on them are too short to get them out of the way. They run through a double set of blocks. Is that just a rigging mistake or am I missing something? (I just took the boat the way it was rigged). It seems to be a lot of unnecessary work to have to re-thread the blocks or disconnect and reconnect the shackle. Also, when running is winging the jib a common (or acceptable) practice with such a large sail (135 I think)? If so, I would appreciate a suggestion or two in that direction. I don’t have a good enough crew to fly the spinnaker. In fact assume I am single handing but with someone to occasionally watch the tiller for me. No tiller tamer or auto-pilot this year. Skip _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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