<div>I had read some previous postings about the removable inner
forestay on the 38x boats so I took a close look at mine and
then had my negative impression confirmed by the experts down at
the yard.My 1982 383 has the stay tacked to a stainless fitting about two
feet aft of the headstay. It is bolted through the deck with a
backing plate but has no attachment to the hull or stem.
Deciding this was not a sufficient attachment for the conditions
on San Francisco Bay and the Gulf of the Farallones I decided to
have it taken care of.When the yard pulled off the deck fitting it was obvious that at
some point in the boat's history the stay had in fact pulled out
and the deck repaired to remount it, again with no proper
attachment, and there were signs of cracking around the previous
repair. A little freightening considering I use this stay to
carry a smaller working headsail when the going gets heavy.The proper fix will be fairly simple, running a rod from the
backing plate through the stem.Anyone using this configuration and sailing in areas where the
wind blows like it does here should take a close look at the
attachment.
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forestay on the 38x boats so I took a close look at mine and
then had my negative impression confirmed by the experts down at
the yard.My 1982 383 has the stay tacked to a stainless fitting about two
feet aft of the headstay. It is bolted through the deck with a
backing plate but has no attachment to the hull or stem.
Deciding this was not a sufficient attachment for the conditions
on San Francisco Bay and the Gulf of the Farallones I decided to
have it taken care of.When the yard pulled off the deck fitting it was obvious that at
some point in the boat's history the stay had in fact pulled out
and the deck repaired to remount it, again with no proper
attachment, and there were signs of cracking around the previous
repair. A little freightening considering I use this stay to
carry a smaller working headsail when the going gets heavy.The proper fix will be fairly simple, running a rod from the
backing plate through the stem.Anyone using this configuration and sailing in areas where the
wind blows like it does here should take a close look at the
attachment.
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