[Public-List] Retractable Stay Sail Forstay

[Don Campbell via Public-List]

Harry:
    Denis Furniss, an employee of Whitby BW,  bought hull number 7 (and had 
sail number 20 something on the boat) had a piece of white oak under the 
deck. It was about 14" wide and 2" thick. Denis was a good boat builder in 
his own right and owned his own yard that produced all of the Northern 
boats. He did not have any stay on that reinforcement but a windlass.
    The sail plan of the Alberg 30, as designed, has already been modified 
by Kurt Hansen when he built them, by moving the rig aft about 12". Alberg 
designed the sailplan as a fractional rig and because of Hansen's experience 
with Folkboats on Humber Bay, he wanted the big foresail to  cope with those 
light air days so common in Toronto. He added the sail area without 
contacting Alberg, who apparently was not too happy but said it worked out 
not too badly. The net upshot of this change was that the center of effort 
was moved aft, and so the AL30 has a tendency to produce weather helm. There 
is no reason to think the boat will sail better with less sail area forward, 
and there is nothing preventing a sailor from using a small sail on the 
forestay.  If the wind is such that you need to reduce sail to less than an 
LP100, then development of a slot is not nearly as critical as in lighter 
air.  You are probably wanting some control for steering and that is all you 
need from a storm sail on the forestay.
    My experience has been that one can sail with a full sized main and an 
LP150 up to about 15 knots and have the boat under good control. I use a 
main and LP135 up to about 22 knots and whether I reef the main is dependent 
upon the course set and wind direction. and with winds higher that, I take 
down the main and still sail the 135. How the waves develop in Lake Ontario 
will determine the comfort of the ride. If we take out guests , or 
non-sailors, or want an easy day, I will use the LP135 from the start, and I 
always sail with a full main on those days.
Don Campbell

-----Original Message----- 
From: Harry Black via Public-List
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:43 PM
To: Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
Subject: [Public-List] Retractable Stay Sail Forstay

I am thinking about having a retractable forestay installed in my Alberg 30 
hull number 65 and I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in doing so, 
how and where did you strengthen the foredeck and install an appropriate 
base for the forestay. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Harry Black

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