One year I sailed a wooden boat where the last 1000 lbs of backstay tension was just the stern getting nearer the masthead, rather than the inverse!
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 9:48 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > The Dutch guy on the Youtube video is full of crap. > > It works the exact same way with the masthead rig. Think about pulling > the string back on a bow (Bow and arrows) it has the exact same effect. It > moves the top down and back / bows the mast in middle (Your mast has > flexibility built into it for that reason) thus flattening the main and > tightening the forestay / flattening the entry on the genoa as well. > When I crank on my back stay the mast head bends down / back about 6 > inches, you can see it if you sight it as someone cranks on the backstay. > > > Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > > > I'm new to sailing. My C&C 30MkII has an adjustable back stay. However, I > have watched a couple sailing videos and they say with a full rig vs. > fractional, it cannot be adjusted because the back and front stays are > attached at the top. > How do you adjust the mast rack/bend with a back stay if the fore stay is > attached at the same point? Keeps answers simple for me...don't know all > the lingo yet. > Thanks. > Regards > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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