[Public-list] detachable inner forestay

[Dave Terrell]

I think I get it. You have a staysail but not a forestay to hank it
onto. the sail probably has a wire in it that does the same duty as the
forestay ... and halyard tension does the rest if the job. I was
thinking of the approach in which one has a forestay onto which one
hanks ones stay sail. 

>>> Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> 2/5/2007 4:37 PM >>>
I put a shackle in the tack of the sail and that is what I snap onto
the
jackline between the cleats. (that gets it back far enough from the bow
so
that it does not foul the furler drum).

I made the jack line of dacron 3/4" red braided rope with the core
stripped
out.  In effect what I did was make my own webbing but of material that
is
unaffected (mostly) by UV.  Nothing else in the rig is red, and since
it is
flat it won't roll underfoot and feels different than anything else -
no
errors clipping on in the dark.  And of course dacron has less stretch
in it
than nylon webbing.

We tension the staysail halyard using the halyard winch on the port
side of
the mast.  We fitted a cleat above the winch.  The two jenny halyards
and
the spinnaker halyard also use this winch, but because they also cleat
above
the winch, the device is always available.






> what an interesting idea! How do you make the forestay "tight" and
where
> do you tack the sail? also on the same line?
> 
> And while I am asking, is the jackline webbing or a line?
> 
> thanks
> 
> David
> 
>>>> Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> 2/5/2007 4:23 PM >>>
> Hi David - 
> 
> I have a jack line that runs up one side of the deck through the bow
> cleats
> and back down the other side.  The short piece of line between the
> cleats
> makes a convenient place to shackle on the tack of the staysail.
> 
> It sheets back to the inboard jib leads you mention and from there
back
> to
> the winches.
> 
> Cheers - Gord
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> I think you are referring to the gale sail marketed by ATN. From
> what
>> one can tell on the net the wrap around device does not seem to
chafe
> on
>> the furled head sail.
>> 
>> Gordon - Thanks for the observations - I have been interested for
> some
>> time in the solent idea and wondered what others would think of it.
> On
>> thing I am unclear about is: Where did you finally anchor the
> forestay?
>> I understand you observation about the weakness of the anchor
locker
>> bulkhead (though I saw this done on an Ericson 29 with success) and
> know
>> about the other approach as I tried it on my previous boat. My
>> recollection of that prior discussion was that you did not think
> running
>> back stays were needed when you mounted the mast bracket at the
> height
>> you indicated. That removes what I think is a big headache. Where
do
> you
>> run the sheets to? In this context I have wondered what use is 
made
> or
>> could be made to the very short track that lies near the cabin
> house?
>> 
>> David
>> 
> 
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