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

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

John,

This is what I'm doing with the MJ,  while at anchor, a backup is attached between the mast and the bow cleat, but out of the way underway.  Can the stays take a beating when we are not around?  Seems to be a smart and inexpensive insurance option.

Art

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Lock <jlock at relevantarts.com>
>Sent: Jul 28, 2009 2:43 PM
>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rigging discussion, extra forestay(s)
>
>Aha, I forgot to mention that that inside stay is removable.  I.E. it  
>has a shackle or other arrangement that lets you detach it from the  
>deck and clip aside out of the way when not in use.  Hmmm... maybe  
>this is getting too complicated.
>
>Cheers!
>John Lock
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>Lake Sinclair, GA
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>On Jul 28, 2009, at 14:19, Hank wrote:
>> 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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