[Public-List] 2nd halyard retractable deck reinforcement

[Wes Gardner via Public-List]

If the chain locker bulkhead is in the correct location (i.e. far enough
back) then that could be beefed up and used for a load transfering bulkhead.

On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:28 AM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Here's what I would NOT do...just bolt a plate on deck for the attachment
> of the highfield.
>
> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:25 AM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Another alternative is to glass in a beam that would transfer the loads
>> out to the hull.  You'd have to then glass some knees in at the beam ends...
>>
>> On Fri, May 27, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Wes Gardner <wesgardner1952 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Are we talking about an inner forestay? If so the on-deck stuff is
>>> fairly easy...a highfield lever provides the quick-disconnect and if you
>>> are setting this up for heavy weather use, you'll need some running backs.
>>> The issue is how to transfer the load down to the keel/forefoot.  Maybe
>>> some kind of rod? Once again, if it were me setting this thing up fore
>>> heavy weather, I'd probably haul the boat, drill a hole in the forefoot and
>>> pass the rod up through to just under the deck.  The "hull" end of the rod
>>> would have to have some sort of plate welded to it that then could int turn
>>> be glassed in to the forefoot.  The under-the-deck end might be threaded
>>> top accept some sort of plate/eye bolt that would project up through the
>>> deck.  The highfield would hook onto that...simple, huh...
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 11:56 PM, Harry Black via Public-List <
>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am still looking to get either some photographs or some plans or even
>>>> rough drawings about how to safely anchor a second (retractable) halyard
>>>> for a staysail. Specifically how is the foredeck either reinforced or there
>>>> has to be some connection to the hull so that the tension is not on the
>>>> foredeck, no?
>>>>
>>>> Any info would be hugely appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Harry Black
>>>> Hull #63.
>>>>
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