[Public-list] Reefing point: Inner Forestay

[John]

David,

Thank you for this information. If you don't mind, I'd like to run my
proposed forestay anchoring location by you when the time comes. I
will be putting in a bulkhead of some sort to reinforce an attachment
point on the deck.

Thanks,

John #284

On 8/19/05, David Fisher <liquid_addiction at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi John, I have an inner forestay on Kalitsah.  It is attached to the mast
> at the spreaders.  I keep it tied off to the port chainplates when not in
> use and, at the moment, set it just aft of the forestay, tensioning it with
> a 6:1.  I set it up whenever I need the storm jib, but keep it down most of
> the time to make tacking easier.
> 
> There are a couple of limitations with my current set-up that I will deal
> with.  Setting the bottom of the inner forestay right to the bow puts the
> storm jib a fair way forward, upsetting the balance of the boat.  This is
> especially noticeable when hove to.  A strong attachment somewhere on the
> foredeck would be more suitable; the bulkbead between focsle and anchor
> locker would be most suitable for this.
> 
> Also important is to have running backstays.  It is possible to get by
> without, as Kalitsah has done, however my gut feeling about the Alberg mast
> extrusion is that it is happier not bending.  My current set up does bend
> the mast, and it don't look happy!  So I reccommend runners.
> 
> Trysail: I plan to put one on too.  I'll put a separate track up, probably
> to port.  Does anyone know of any standard Alberg measurements for trysails
> and where to set them on the mast?
> 
> David,
> Kalitsah 440
> Sydney.
>

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