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  1. Mast Stay High Resolution Stock Photography and Images

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  2. Ropes Rigging Masts and Stays on Traditional Sailing Ship Stock Image

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  3. Sailboat Mast: Everything You Need To Know

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  4. What is a Sailboat Stay?

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  5. Ropes rigging masts and stays on traditional sailing ship

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  6. Know-how: Modern Rigs 101

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  1. Stays (nautical)

    Stays (nautical) Stays are ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run fore-and-aft along the centerline from the masts to the hull, deck, bowsprit, or to other masts which serve to stabilize the masts. [1] A stay is part of the standing rigging and is used to support the weight of a mast . It is a large strong rope, wire or rod extending ...

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

    A sailboat's standing rigging is generally built from wire rope, rod, or occasionally a super-strong synthetic fibered rope such as Dyneema ®, carbon fiber, kevlar or PBO. 1×19 316 grade stainless steel Wire Rope (1 group of 19 wires, very stiff with low stretch) is standard on most sailboats. Wire rope is sized/priced by its diameter which ...

  3. How Tight Should Your Stays Be?

    If the boat builder placed the chainplates at slightly different spots, then the tensions in each stay will differ to maintain the mast in the proper position. Now that we have moved your mind away from a set number, lets look at the actual tightness of the stays. If you don't want the mast to move, then all the stays would need to be bar tight!

  4. How to Tune a Sailboat Mast

    1. Check by sighting up the backside of the mast to see how straight your spar is side to side. You can take a masthead halyard from side to side to ensure that the masthead is on center. Do this by placing a wrap of tape 3′ up from the upper chainplate pin hole on each upper shroud. Cleat the halyard and pull it to the tape mark on one side ...

  5. What is a Sailboat Stay?

    A sailboat stay is a cable or line that supports the mast. Stays bear a significant portion of the mast load. Stays are a significant part of a sailboat's standing rigging, and they're essential for safe sailing. Stays support the mast and bear the stress of the wind and the sails. Losing a stay is a serious problem at sea, which is why it's ...

  6. Sailboat Stays and Shrouds: Essential Rigging Components Explained

    Short answer: Sailboat stays and shrouds Sailboat stays and shrouds are essential components of the rigging system that provide support and stability to the mast. Stays run from the masthead to various points on the boat, preventing forward and backward movement, while shrouds connect the mast laterally to maintain side-to-side stability. Together, they help distribute

  7. Sailboat Mast: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Maintaining

    == Short answer: Sailboat mast == A sailboat mast is a vertical pole or spar that supports the sails of a sailboat. It provides structural stability and allows for adjustment of the sail position to effectively harness wind power. ... - Shrouds and stays: These supportive cables hold the mast in position while also countering sideways forces ...

  8. Sailboat Stays: Everything You Need to Know

    Short answer sailboat stays: Sailboat stays, also known as rigging stays, are structural wires or ropes used to support the mast of a sailboat. They provide lateral stability and prevent excessive vertical movement of the mast. Stays generally run from various points on the mast to different parts of the hull or deck, ensuring the.

  9. How to Step a Mast

    Hang all standing rigging. Ensure all turnbuckles and stays are new or have been inspected and serviced. Install spreaders and make/ seize spreader ends onto the wire. Install spreader boots. Test all light fixtures through the mast. Ensure mast butt/step has proper drain. Ensure mast butt/step has proper electrical access or wiring hole.

  10. Forestay

    Forestay. On a sailing vessel, a forestay, sometimes just called a stay, is a piece of standing rigging which keeps a mast from falling backwards. It is attached either at the very top of the mast, or in fractional rigs between about 1/8 and 1/4 from the top of the mast. The other end of the forestay is attached to the bow of the boat. [ 1][ 2]

  11. Inspecting, Maintaining and Replacing Standing Rigging

    That said, it is perfectly possible, though somewhat tedious, to change shrouds and stays in pairs with the mast up by using halyards and intermediate tackles to support it. Probably the trickiest will be the forestay and backstay, as these carry the greatest loads, although all the standing rigging can be loosened to some degree when at rest ...

  12. Making Stays / Shrouds for a sailboat mast

    Method 2 - Setup & Cut. This is a quick and easy way to make a set of stays. First you need to get a general sense of how long the stay needs to be. Measure the distance from the mast step to the chain plate. Then clamp one end of a measure tape to the mast. Use a 2nd measure tape to get the side distance and presto, you have a good idea how ...

  13. Mast shroud and stay guide

    Mar 28, 2008. #1. A simple $2 fix to those who step their mast and worry about the mast shroud/stay "T" fittings not seating right. Disastrous dismastings can take place either when raising a mast at the ramp or under sail when twisted fittings eventually (and unannounced) finally fail. A very simple 1/2" grey pvc 2 hole pipe strap from HD, pop ...

  14. Rig for a Staysail

    When you install this equipment, make sure that the inner stay runs parallel to the headstay, meeting the mast about two-thirds of the hoist of the foretriangle. This means that the stay will meet the mast at about the same place as the head of the reefed main. Most cruising-boat masts are sufficiently overbuilt that when the boat is hard on ...

  15. Sailboat Mast: Everything You Need To Know

    A sailboat mast is a tall pole that is attached to the deck. It helps secure the sail's length to the boat and upholds the sail's structure. A sailboat mast is the most defining characteristic of a sailboat, helping keep the sail in place. What's amazing about it is that it can even be taller than the vessel's length!

  16. Revive Your Mast Like a Pro

    A sailboat mast is like a long electrical fuse: one bad spot and the show is over. Critical failures are usually linked to standing rigging failures and can occur at toggle or tang attachment points, on the spar itself or at spreader tips and roots. ... The same goes for the area where spreaders, stays and shrouds attach. The masthead fitting ...

  17. Reinell 1974 sailboat rigging length

    I am looking for the length of the back stay for our old 1974 Reinell sailboat. I have Google and even phoned the company that is supposed to have brought Reinell. I have not been able to find the length of the back stay anywhere. Can find lengths for the sails and boat length. Can't find the hight of the mast.

  18. Mast Life and When to Replace It

    A mast generally speaking is not subjected to a huge amount of changing load that would work-harden the material. Most of the load on a mast is a compressive load induced by the stay wires, shrouds. Those same stays, shrouds serve to fully support the mast section and reduce (almost eliminate) any movement.

  19. Parts of the sailing equipment

    A stay is a rigid steel cable keeping the mast from falling back. A jib is a triangular sail fixed on a stay in order to support the mast. A sheet is a rope that is fixed at the lower part of a goosewing or at the lower back corner of a gaff sail. Last news.

  20. Two people hurt, sailboat sunk after Hingham boat crash

    Sailboat sunk in crash . A sailboat sank into the water after, investigators said, a speedboat crashed into it, leaving two people hurt. The crash rocked lifelong boaters like Bill Norton, who ...

  21. Two hurt after sailboat, motorboat collide off Weymouth coast

    Two boats collided in the water in Hingham Bay on Friday afternoon, with video from Sky 5 showing a sailboat partially submerged in the water with another boat nearby.The incident happened in the ...

  22. Train from St. Petersburg to Moscow

    Hi, I've seen this question posted a few years ago, but I'd like to get an update. My wife and I are planning to visit Moscow for a couple of days in April during our trip to St. Petersburg. I'd like to know the difference between...

  23. moscow railway station and stay

    Answer 1 of 3: I have to board the 7 am train to Moscow on 16 July 2016. Is it better for me to stay somewhere close to the station or can I stay in the city centre? If I stay in the city centre, is it easy to reach the railway station in the morning? How far is...

  24. Mast sheaves on O'Day 32

    Do anybody knows dimensions of halyard sheaves on the top of the Mast in O'Day32? I mean diameter and width.

  25. Historic boat struck by lightning on Lake Geneva

    The boat company CGN last suffered a lightning strike in 2000 when a boat was struck off the coast of Yvoire on the French side of the lake. The Vevey is one of CGN's eight paddle boats. The 66 metre long boat was commissioned in 1907, has a 560 person capacity and is powered by two 270 kW diesel-electric motors.

  26. 2024 Port Huron Float Down: US, Canadian Coast Guard offer safety tips

    Stay near shore and remain out of the navigation channel. If you're with a child, consider using a swim tether to ensure the child stays nearby. Mark floats with names and contact information (i ...

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    Item 1 of 5 Graffiti is seen on the hull of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship 'Handala' as activists prepare to sail for Gaza in an attempt to break a long-standing Israeli blockade and deliver ...