RE: checkstay questions

From: Derek Reijnen <Derek_at_reijnenco.com>
Date: Tue 25 Mar 2003 - 10:44:38 PST
To: 'Jennifer Kolar' <jkolar@singingfish.com>, olson911@SailPix.com


Mine are attached to dual Harken cars that run on tracks bolted to the coach roof. As you pull aft on the car, the checkstay tightens. This works pretty well, but the angle isn't ideal as much of the thrust is vertical rather than horizontal.

Derek Reijnen
The Reijnen Company
phone: 206-842-4409
email: derek@reijnenco.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Kolar [mailto:jkolar@singingfish.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 10:02 AM
To: olson911@SailPix.com
Subject: checkstay questions

So w/ the comments about checkstays from Rich, I had a more general question- and that is what are the advantages/disadvantages of checkstays and what are recommended positions for them??

2 of the other 911's here have them, we don't- what height on the mast do people recommend attaching them and how far back on the deck?? I have seen some that just go directly to the side of the mast, and some that are run much further aft..

thanks!
Jennifer Kolar
Manta Ray
911 SE Received on Tue Mar 25 10:37:07 2003




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