[C38] lower stays

[mark turner]

Hi Suzanne, The Goose has two pairs of shorter stays, (shrouds as they're 
called in the old country) one going to the deck forward of the mast and one 
going to the deck aft of the mast. The middle pairs go up through the 
spreaders.
She also has a pair of running backstays which attach half way between the 
upper and lower shrouds and are hooked onto the toe rail via 4:1 reduction 
block and tackles. I keep mine  in line with the rear 3/4 - 1/4 of the third 
window aft for basic cruising. There is some guidance on positioning of 
these on the website - no doubt some of our more ardent racing members will 
be able to give you more comprehensive advice on the use of these than I 
can.
The attached picture (should the website allow it has good enough definition 
to allow zooming in close enought to be able to see the set up.

Best Wishes to another non USA owner from another.
Mark.
The Goose C38 hull #80 Solomons. MD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Suzanne Hoverman" <suzannehoverman at optusnet.com.au>
To: "Catalina 38 Listserve" <listserve at catalina38.org>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:06 PM
Subject: [C38] lower stays


> Sorry to barge into a conversation, but we've just had some work done on 
> our C38 hull and have replaced the standing rigging.  Now as we prepare to 
> restep the mast, can someone tell us whether the shorter lower stays go 
> forward or aft of the mast?
>
> Many thanks for your advice in advance.
>
> Suzanne           "Lilyte"  in Brisbane
>
>
>> Kenneth M. Sutto <kmspacific at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>
>       I have a new Garmin  500 series gps and I want to install a shoot 
> through transducer.
> According to the owners manual the hull needs to be solid fiberglass and 
> the hull can be no
> more than 5/8'' thick when using a 500 W transducer or no more than 1'' 
> thick when using a
> 1kW transducer. My hull is a 1983 year, does anyone know what the hull 
> thickness is? Also
> has anyone installed a shoot through hull transducer? If so what specific 
> area of the hull
> did you glue it down?
>
>      Ken              " Sundancer"
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> Suzanne
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