| Looking at this as an engineering problem (I don't have a 30-2) - explain what I'm missing: Top of the mast is more or less fixed (fore and aft) by the forestay. Sure, it will move back an inch or two when it takes up slack in the forestay, but mostly it's going to stay put. Baby stay puts pre bend into centre of mast or at least fixes it in space, fore and aft. When backstay is tensioned won't the top move mostly down and push the middle of the mast forward, slackening the baby stay? Tensioning the forestay and taking draft out of the main. Do you guys see the baby stay go slack or am I full of it??? sam :-) C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
Jake's pretty much right on. You should have a
baby stay that will secure the mid point of the mast in space allowing backstay
adjuster to bend the mast aft and flatten the main.
Primarily you're looking to increase forestay
tension.
Allen Miles
S/v Septima 30-2
Hampton, VA
Your adjustable
backstay is used to control forestay tension. You probably won’t get a lot
of mast bend, but as I recall the 30-2 had a skinny mast. It may flatten
your main a bit too. Jake Jake
Brodersen C&C
35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress” Hampton
VA From: CnC-List
[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Lorne Serpa via
CnC-List 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.
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