The thing about the baby stay is that it induces bend aft--pulling the center of the mast forward--which is good. Check stays will bend the center of the mast aft, which is very bad. I could see having both, but if I was to only have one--which I do--I would go for a baby stay.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 3:34 PM, jacob fuerst via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Furthering the baby stay thread, has anyone considered replacing the baby > stay with check stays? Still controls the mast pump, more versatile, > adjustable from the cockpit, and it gets the baby stay out of they way. I > could be way off base here. Thoughts? > > Jacob Fuerst > 303-520-4669 <(303)%20520-4669> > Ventura, CA > '78 C&C 36 > > _______________________________________________ > > The bills have started coming in for the year 2018 and have gone up > again. October will be our fund raising month. Please consider sending a > small contribution to help keep this list running. Use PayPal to send > contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > 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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