Hi Skip,
If those quarter stays are also known as running
backstays or checkstays it is not uncommon to
have them appear too short on a boat that is race
set-up. On typical windward-leeward courses when
running to the leeward mark your gybe angles will
not have the main let free as you might when cruising.
Also it is not uncommon to have the boom let onto
the slack (lee) checkstay at these gybe angles.
So for more gentlemanly sailing I suggest you add
a bit o' length to these lines.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 09:26 AM 03/09/2014, you wrote:
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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 cant 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 dont
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
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