Running backstay gear on a First 38

Ron20324 · Mar 2, 2012

Beneteau's web site has a section of "previous models".

JohnShannon · Mar 2, 2012

I have a First 375 I think is similar to the First 38. The running backstays are wire most of their length with a 4:1 rope tackle system at the bottom.

Jackdaw · Mar 2, 2012

Congratulations on a fabulous boat. As you are I'm sure aware several have circumnavigated. The runners are indeed rope-based affairs, with I think 4:1 blocks. I know many people that do not blue water sail take them off their masthead rigged Firsts. You can see them (a bit blurry) in the document describing the most well known First 38, Bagheera.

http://www.nealalexander.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/ben38.pdf

Ron20324 · Mar 3, 2012

jgurley said:
The previous models area seems to have disappeared recently. I had a url in my browser history that is no longer valid.

Is this what you tried? .
beneteauusa.com/Previous-Models-Second-hand-boats

beneteauusa.com/Previous-Models-Second-hand-boats

Apocalypso · Mar 6, 2012

Taken from my First 405 1986, closest cousin of the First 38, based on the same hull in the 80's (90's First 38 is quite different)

jgurley said:
I recently acquired a First 38, and the running backstay gear seems to be absent. Could someone describe the gear that was original on the boat? All I've got is the wire stowed on the shrouds and the deck fittings. I presume it was a rope system, like the mainsheet on a small boat? A picture would be great!

I expect to take the boat places where I may want them deployed.

Running backstay gear on a First 38

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