Backstay
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Topic: Backstay
Posted By: Ron Waterson
Subject: Backstay
Date Posted: 28 February 2021 at 3:49pm
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Considering moving to synthetic backstay....Does anyone know the length of the original wire backstay? Ron ------------- Hull 147 - Angel's Share |
Replies:
Posted By: Mad Max
Date Posted: 03 March 2021 at 10:10pm
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Hi Ron My backstay measures 35' 2". You'll need to splice a small section of cable (12 to 18 inches) to attach the line to the mainsail. When running downwind with the main out the line would be laying against the masthead where it feeds into the shive and and would get sliced otherwise. I got rid of my cable halyard years ago. Dick ------------- Dick #122 |
Posted By: Mad Max
Date Posted: 03 March 2021 at 11:11pm
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Ron sorry for confusion. The back stay is 35' 2", But I also switched out the main halyard at the same time. ------------- Dick #122 |
Posted By: Ron Waterson
Date Posted: 04 March 2021 at 11:33am
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Thanks for the info and the clarification. Ron ------------- Hull 147 - Angel's Share |
Posted By: Foghorn
Date Posted: 05 March 2021 at 12:34pm
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I didn’t like a dyneema backstay for one reason, I found it harder to flick the backstay while gybing in lighter winds. ------------- Paul White Decompression CAN 214 |
Posted By: Ron Waterson
Date Posted: 05 March 2021 at 3:22pm
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Yeah...that makes sense. Wire is likely more rigid. I think I'm committed to the to dyneema though. I'm happy to lose the weight, and I think the wear on my new mainsail leech is likely to be less with synthetic. We'll see. Ron ------------- Hull 147 - Angel's Share |
Posted By: Winner
Date Posted: 07 March 2021 at 4:57pm
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Anyone use a backstay whip? ------------- Chris Eclipse #240 Thunder Bay, ON |
Posted By: Geoff Coke
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 12:06am
Mine has a whip, was installed when purchased so can't tell you much about it. However, my back stay is dyneema and it does not interfere with my sail
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Posted By: fatjohnz
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 10:50am
| I have a whip and dyneema as well . js |