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  1. How to set up running backstays on your sailboat

    Tim Barker. A running backstay is a removable stay that provides aft support to the mast from either the masthead or the point at which an inner forestay is attached. It originated as a response to the material limits of the period. At that time, solid wooden masts, for example, were either too weak or too heavy to be made particularly tall.

  2. Running backstay

    A running backstay is a rigging component on a sailboat which helps support the mast. [1] [2] A running backstay runs from each lateral corner of the stern to the mast at the level where the forestay begins in the fractional rig. Because they are attached low on the mast, they can present a significant problem in an accidental gybe, as the boom ...

  3. Master The Running Rigging On A Sailboat: Illustrated Guide

    The running rigging on a sailboat is the lines and ropes controlling the sails and equipment. Get in the cockpit, and let's cruise through this guide together! ... Running Backstay. Running backstays is similar to a normal backstay but uses a line instead of a hydraulic tensioner. Some rigs have additional check stays or runners as well.

  4. How to install running backstays on a sailing boat

    Regina Laska: Running backstays for the cutter stay sailHow to control the running backstays from the cockpit.

  5. running back stays for dummies

    On a fractional rig, the "runners" are true running backstays. They pull against the forestay, reducing forestay sag, which in turn enables the boat to point higher. If there are checkstays as well, they control mast bend. If you are slow to get a fractional rigs "runners" on, you risk losing the mast.

  6. Running Backstays

    A popular running-backstay solution is a wire stay attached to a block and tackle with a 4-to-1 purchase and a cam cleat. This system, while affordable and relatively simple, only generates approximately 300 pounds of torque. While this is enough for backup support of the mast, it won't be very useful in actually shaping the mast for high ...

  7. Choosing a Backstay Adjuster

    Whether you're a racer or a cruiser, an adjustable backstay will improve your sailing experience, enhance performance, and get you where you're going faster and in more control. Resources. Hydraulic Adjusters. Sailtec, 920-233-4242. Harken Custom Hydraulics, 262-691-3320.

  8. Upgrade Your Rig With a DIY Adjustable Backstay

    Another benefit of an adjustable backstay is that after a day of sailing with a tight backstay in a strong breeze, you can slacken the backstay to let the rig relax and release tension on the hull while your sailboat is moored. Direct vs. indirect backstays. Adjustable backstay designs fall into two types: direct and indirect.

  9. Getting the Most From Your Backstay

    When the backstay is eased, the top of the mainsail is much fuller, creating a more powerful shape. Mike Ingham. When the backstay is tensioned, the main is noticeably flatter, especially near the ...

  10. Mast bend, the use of the backstay, OR topmast running backstays, to

    Running backstays, commonly called simply "runners" are used not only to oppose the cutter stay on boats so rigged, they can also be used as a fine tune for mast, and so, sail shape. During the course of the series on Full Length Battens, I received an email question from a fellow named Chris who owns a Condor 40 Trimaran.

  11. Backstay

    Backstay. A backstay is a piece of standing rigging on a sailing vessel that runs from the mast to either its transom or rear quarter, counteracting the forestay and jib. It is an important sail trim control and has a direct effect on the shape of the mainsail and the headsail. Backstays are generally adjusted by block and tackle, hydraulic ...

  12. When do I use my backstay?

    The backstay is a powerful tool and you should introduce it to your toolbox for more than just keeping the rig in the boat. No matter what the rig type or stiffness the tensioning the backstay keeps the headstay from sagging. Headstay sag equals extra power in the headsail, so when you don't want the power (heeling too much) use the backstay. On boats with rigs that bend, the backstay helps ...

  13. running back stays? how to use??

    The running backstays tighten up the forestay, jibstay, staysail stay (3 stays) on our boat. Ours attach to the top of the mainmast and to the point where the foremast loads come in at the triatic stay. Only use the windward one and you can actually swap off using the unused (windward) sheet winch to tighten the windward runner if you don't have a winch or blocks for the runner.

  14. Adding Running Backstays

    Posts: 13. Adding Running Backstays. Hello, I own a Cabot 36 full keel double headsail sloop. Built in 1977. Single spreader with fore and aft lower shrouds. The original configuration included a boomed self tacking staysail in addition to a jib. The staysail and hardware had been lost by the previous owner when I bought the boat so I never saw ...

  15. Running Backstays on sailboat Marco Polo

    This video describes the operation of the running backstays on sailboat Marco Polo.

  16. Running Backstays

    Jun 21, 2020. #3. Upwind, tighten them enough that the forestay has 2-3 inches of sag. Reaching, 4-5 inches unless overpowered, in which case 2-3 inches like upwind. Downwind, hand tight is good enough. Send someone up to the bow to check the sag upwind.

  17. Running Backstays

    Running backstays are uncommon these days, but if they were designed into the rig, there's likely a good reason. I'm not familiar with the PSC rig, but wince at the idea that a baby stay was removed. Running backs are typically designed to offset the mast pull of a cutter staysail, however, they are often necessary just to avoid mast pumping in ...

  18. RUNNING BACKSTAYS When do I need to use them.

    Running backstays may be necessary if a cutter stay for a storm jib or staysail is fitted. Option 1: The cutter stay is located 3-6% of the height of the foretriangle below the existing forestay. In this case, running backstays are not required to tension the cutter stay.

  19. Running backstays

    The basic purpose of the running back stay is to prevent the middle of the mast from moving forward under any kind of load. Quote: Originally Posted by TrentePieds. I don't know that you need a book to learn this. Just consider what backstays are FOR. Their purpose is to prevent the mast from being bent off to leeward by the pressure of wind in ...

  20. Standing Rigging (or 'Name That Stay')

    Backstay (2 or BS) - The backstay runs from the mast to the back of the boat (transom) and is often adjustable to control forestay tension and the shape of the sails. A backstay can be either continuous (direct from mast to transom) or it may split in the lower section (7) with "legs" that 'V' out to the edges of the transom.

  21. Running Backstays

    Running backstays come in pairs, one to a side, and are not permanently fixed. Instead they can be eased off or removed on the leeward side when not in use. In most cases, running backstays will run from the aft weather side of the boat to a point on the mast usually two-thirds of the way up the spar. If the mast is sophisticated there might be ...

  22. Running backstays

    Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Boat: True North 34 (AKA Noon Ocean) LOD: 34 LOA: 40. Posts: 20. Running backstays. This is a question for a yachtsman (or yachtswoman) who has experience using running backstays. I'm new to having a cutter rig. This summer I rebuilt the mast and moved the shrouds outboard to the hull, an interesting project.

  23. Running Backstays

    The boat is a 28' fractional rigged daysailer and the original wooden spars have been replaced with aluminum, the boom shortened and the running backstays eliminated. One of the projects I'm taking on is to replace the aluminum spars with wood and so the debate about whether I want to revert to the original design with the longer boom and the ...