Can I removed temporary one side of backstay

[jcote75]

Hello everyone

I need to replace the slidding wheel in the ajustable backstay on my 89 catalina 30.

Could I simply remove one side of the backstay in order to do so?

Or do I need to secure the mast and of so how?

Thanks for your advise
Joce

 

[JohnVTX]

Use your halyard to secure mast as backstay. But technically your 6 side stays will hold the mast.

 

[Benny17441]

Use wire clips to set up a temporary section for the split backstay or like someone already said use a halyard. I like having a few of these around as I never know when I would need to rig a shroud or stay.

 

[Cayennita]

Most yards require the backstay to be removed when hauling out in order to clear the cross beam on a traveler. The main halyard at the end of the boom as a topping lift and then sheeted in tight is more than enough.

 

[woodster]

Use wire clips to set up a temporary section for the split backstay or like someone already said use a halyard. I like having a few of these around as I never know when I would need to rig a shroud or stay.View attachment 122077

a note or two here ...on Benny's example ...the saddle......remember never saddle a dead horse........( the dead horse is the tail/bitter end of the wire rope in this case and always try to leave enough space between the clamps to be able to add one more if the need arises

 

[smokey73]

Use wire clips to set up a temporary section for the split backstay or like someone already said use a halyard. I like having a few of these around as I never know when I would need to rig a shroud or stay.View attachment 122077

Good picture if you are going to use these wire clips. Always remember, "never saddle a dead horse". In other words, never put the saddle on the dead end of the clip. Some people alternate the clips but that is not correct.. Edited: Woodster, you beat me to it!

 

[woodster]

Woodster, you beat me to it!

lol thats ok ...great minds think alike ......obtw the hose worked out just right for my needs thanks for that......

 

[centerline]

a note here on Benny's example ........remember never saddle a dead horse.

one might ask, "why is this important?"... because the saddle offers better support for the working part of the cable, whereas the the U-bolt part of the clamp would crimp into it and cause a weak spot in the cable when the nuts are tightened...

 

[woodster]

why is this important?... because the saddle offers better support for the working part of the cable, whereas the the U-bolt part of the clamp would crimp it and cause a weak spot in the cable when the nuts are tightened...

because the u bolt will let the bite slip in the clamp and the saddle will not

 

[kloudie1]

Remove the wheels and remove the car without undoing the backstay?

 

[centerline]

because the u bolt will let the bite slip in the clamp and the saddle will not

in destructive pull testing, the clips being installed backward have been known to slip, but when they are tightened so they dont slip, or even over-tightened, the wire rope breaks where it was crimped by the u-bolt.... installing the saddle over the working part gives good support so crimping doesnt happen, and allows some of the loading on the first clamp to pass thru and be shared by the second clamp, and in extreme loading, a very small portion to the third clamp.... a crimp in the cable does not allow this sharing to happen, and so the majority of the load is all in one place.... at the damaged spot in the "system" .

any vibrations or flexing of the cable plays very hard on the crimped and stressed wires of the working part of the cable..... none of these issues are present in a dead end/tail being crimped by the U-bolt part of the clip....

 

[jcote75]

Remove the wheels and remove the car without undoing the backstay?

Its under pressure right now since its splitting the backstay. it would be hard to remove