[Public-List] soylent stay or baby stay which is best setup for a storm sail

[Glennb]

Hello Gordon,

How would the baby stay be rigged up - given a standard Alberg mast configuration?

thanks much,
Glenn 
Dolce

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On Nov 4, 2010, at 1:51 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Hello -
> 
> I'm sure others will chime in....
> 
> The Solent Stay system is a handy way for big boats to carry two headsails
> and have them available without any sail changing required.   A
> characteristic of this system is that the inner sail is usually the smaller
> one and the only one that you can perform tacks with in the normal manner.
> 
> If you have the outer sail set, you have to roll it up, make your tack, then
> unroll it when you get going again.
> 
> Are you sure you want to get into that?   A high clewed smallish genoa is a
> pretty good all round sail for blue water work....  I think a baby stay
> which can take a bullet proof spitfire jib (small, heavy, high clewed) is
> more useful.   It also gives you something solid to grab when you go
> forward, not an inconsiderable benefit.
> 
> We intend (some day) to use our integral water tank forward as a basin into
> which to fit a flexible tank.
> 
> For anodized aluminium toe rail extrusions, try South Shore Yachts Toll-free
> 866-628-4080
> 
> They had a lot of ex-C&C yachts gear including their very good toe rail
> extrusion, and may still have some.
> 
> Gord #426 SURPRISE
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 04/11/10 4:41 PM, "C Spalding" <cspalding at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Have a hanked on sail and was considering adding a
>> 
>> soylent stay -- halyard connection within 18 inches of the mast top
>> 
>> or
>> 
>> baby stay -- halyard connection at the spreaders
>> 
>> would like to use the sail for ocean sailing so for a storm sail which one
>> would be the better choice
>> 
>> On a side note 3 more large projects
>> Ripping out the intergral water tank for flex tanks  and extra storage
>> Installing the kersone storve
>> Installing alum toe rail (have to find out where to get it here in Canada)
>> 
>> C Spalding
>> Blue horizon #374
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