I think after you get through with all that, a 5 or 6 hundred dollar hydraulic 
backstay tensioner on EBay would look kind of cheap.

Sometimes trying to save a few bucks ends up costing several bucks.

 

Just my opinion, from having done the same. 

 

Bill Coleman

Erie PA 

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of ALAN BERGEN 
via CnC-List
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 5:32 PM
To: C&C
Cc: ALAN BERGEN
Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 33 MK II backstay

 

If you do that, make sure the leech of the main will clear the backstay.

 

Alan Bergen

35 Mk III Thirsty

Rose City YC

Portland, OR

 

 

 

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 2:28 PM Wade Glew via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
wrote:

Dear Listers,

 

As many of you know, the 33 MK II has a single rod backstay which terminates 
approximately in the centre of the reverse transom.   I don't have a hydraulic 
backstay tensioner.  Instead there is a small (perhaps 6") diameter wheel in 
the backstay which can be turned by hand (rather laboriously) to tighten or 
loosen the backstay (which is quite impossible when the sails are loaded).  I'm 
not really a racer (and hydraulics are expensive) so have pondered the wisdom 
of swaging a fitting on the rod backstay and converting it to a split backstay 
with a Johnson car and blocks to have a manual tensioning system.   This would 
increase somewhat the angle of the backstay and present the issue of finding 
spots on the hull or deck to anchor the backstay that would have sufficient 
strength.   I have no idea if this would drastically alter the dynamics of the 
sail plan or the boat altogether.  I also don't know where on the hull might 
have sufficient strength to support the backstay attachment.  Is this a bad 
idea?

Would anyone have any thoughts?  Many thanks ......

 

Wade

Oh Boy 33 MK II

Lake of the Woods

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