Interesting. Our 38-ii had a babystay but it was removed by the previous owner. I've been told by a local rigger that the babystay does not support the mast in any significant manner, but rather adds bend for going upwind. Then again, our boat also had a hydraulic backstay adjuster (also for adding bend). Does anyone else have both a babystay and hydraulic adjuster? Charlie's anecdote makes it sound like the babystay was acting as an auxiliary lower shroud. I just assumed that without a bulkhead mounted chainplate, the babystay couldn't possibly be relied upon as a shroud.
We've only had our boat out in 18 knots (first reef in main, 120 genoa). Rig was very stiff in these conditions without a babystay or hydraulic adjuster. I keep the Dyneema shrouds pretty tight. On Thu, Sep 2, 2021 at 9:55 AM Richard Bush via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Peter, unless you sail in a heavy air area, just don't use the baby stay; > we bungee ours to the mast and it makes no difference at all; except that > the crew is a lot less stressed out during tacks....I am confident that if > it were removed, no one would even notice...! > > Richard > s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C37 CB: Ohio River, Mile 596; > > Richard N. Bush Law Offices > 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine > Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 > 502-584-7255 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter McMinn via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: petemcm...@gmail.com > Sent: Thu, Sep 2, 2021 12:29 am > Subject: Stus-List Baby stay vs new headsail > > We’ve been sailing this summer with two exhausted composite headsails > (110&125) purchased with our 37, Sirius. > The leeches on both sails reveal a tortured past with the babystay. With a > new Precision tiradial 120 coming over winter, we’re practicing tacks with > no babystay contact, backwinding lightly to pull the sail over. > Improvement needed. > For those of you with babystays, what strategies do you employ to avoid > sail contact with the stay and/or minimizing damage? > I’ll search archives, too. Thx > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - > Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Fair winds and following seas, Charlotte Freeland & Riley Anderson SV Freight Train Middletown, CT USA
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