[Rhodes22-list] Rigging discussion, extra forestay(s)

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

John,

Cutter rig not recommended, as Hank has quickly pointed out.  It can be done, but unnecessary.  There is hardly a better point to fix the second stay arrangement than reinforced to the keel.  Make sense?

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jul 28, 2009 2:19 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rigging discussion, extra forestay(s)
>
>John,
>
>How are you going to tack the genoa through only 6 inches of space between
>the two forestays?
>
>Hank
>
>On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:14 PM, John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com> wrote:
>
>> Art's addition of a furling spinnaker attached to the reinforced bow
>> pulpit reminded me of a sail plan change I have been contemplating.
>> So I thought I would run it by the list for comments.
>>
>> I saw an article recently about a guy (on a much larger boat) who had
>> added an inner forestay about six inches behind the main forestay.
>> This ran to a mast "hound" (it was called) on the mast six inches
>> below the masthead where the main forestay attached.  The result was a
>> hank-on jib stay running six inches inside the main forestay.  He used
>> this for a smaller, working jib and furled a big genoa on the main
>> forestay.
>>
>> So I was thinking.... could this be applied to the much smaller Rhodes
>> as well?  Attachment to the mast is easy.  Attaching a strong point to
>> the deck just behind the furling drum is the tricky part.  I might be
>> tempted to add this to fly a 110% jib for upwind sailing and replace
>> the big genoa on the main forestay with a furling UPS for offwind.
>>
>> But I don't know how to calculate the load on the inner forestay and
>> engineer/install a deck attachment that would be strong enough.
>>
>> Cheers!
>> John Lock
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>>
>> On Jul 28, 2009, at 13:20, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>> > This rig addition is in place for a furling spinnaker but applies
>> > also as a 'backup stay' for the forestay and furling genoa.  A 1/8'
>> > SS wire is fixed to the masthead in front of the forestay and
>> > brought to, and fixed to the front tip of the bow pulpit.  This bow
>> > pulpit fixture (can be as simple as a SS sliding jaw, $4.99 at
>> > Marineparts.com) has a 5/32" SS wire which is then fixed to the bow
>> > eye assembly below.  Call this a cheap sprit-like option, if you
>> > will, but provides a backup option.
>>
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