I call them check stays. On mine the fiddle blocks that are attached for tightening them have snap shackles. I can pop the shackle and move them forward on the toe rail. Generally they are a bit of a pain and are at the bottom of the list of things to. The PO told me they prevent the mast from pumping but I have never observed this pumping phenomenon.
IMO the best way to wing and wing is to set a jibe preventer and sail the main WAY out with the wind just shy of a jibe. This keeps the headsail well filled without the need for a pole. A pole can help if you need to go dead down but is just more equipment, more work and needs to be secured prior to changing course. We sailed 50 miles downwind 15-20kts from Barcelona to Targona this way (preventor and no pole) with 10-12' swells from the rear. Thank goodness for the preventor. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sep 3, 2014 12:27 PM, "Burt Stratton via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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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