Stay sail on CD-28? Is it possible?

[Mike Thompson]

I'M POSTING THIS AGAIN AS THERE WERE NO REPLIES.
(Maybe because no one has done it or it's impossible!)

I would like to install an inner forestay on
which to raise a storm jib. IS IT FEASIBLE to attach
an inner forestay on a CD-28? Has anyone done this?

I would remove the club-foot and the jib-boom and put
the forestay attachment there instead. What would have to be
added under the deck to take the strain?

Mike



miket@truesoft.com

[Russ CAmpbell]

Mike, I have been thinking of doing the same thing myself and I think it would be possible. I am replacing the steel support inside the bow this winter and plan to make it long enough so that the attachment would go through this. I have to believe this would be strong enough. I plan to use it as a storm sail or for when I want to use the working jib instead of the roller furling genoa. My working jib has a wire luff and I would use the spinaker halyard to pull it up. I use it now but have to hank it on.(I don't have roller furling yet but plan to have it soon) I use it also as a self tending jib which works great in heavy winds as you don't have to winch the jib in when you tack. Good luck and let me know how it works out.
Russ

I'M POSTING THIS AGAIN AS THERE WERE NO REPLIES.
(Maybe because no one has done it or it's impossible!)

I would like to install an inner forestay on
which to raise a storm jib. IS IT FEASIBLE to attach
an inner forestay on a CD-28? Has anyone done this?

I would remove the club-foot and the jib-boom and put
the forestay attachment there instead. What would have to be
added under the deck to take the strain?

Mike

camroll@together.net

[bill]

I have considered this option on my 25D as well. (Jib with wire luff and extra halyard. Does that place any (or should I say how much)additional strain on the mast? Are running back stays required/needed, or is the mast supported enough to deal with it?

Bill

I'M POSTING THIS AGAIN AS THERE WERE NO REPLIES.
(Maybe because no one has done it or it's impossible!)

I would like to install an inner forestay on
which to raise a storm jib. IS IT FEASIBLE to attach
an inner forestay on a CD-28? Has anyone done this?

I would remove the club-foot and the jib-boom and put
the forestay attachment there instead. What would have to be
added under the deck to take the strain?

Mike

cd25d@clnk.com

[Neil Gordon]

>>I plan to use it as a storm sail or for when I want to use the working jib instead of the roller furling genoa.<<

I have roller furling and have set up an inner forestay for the working jib. It's pretty simple, just a wire luff that tacks to the stem fitting and is hauled tight with the jib halyard. (The furler has an internal halyard, so the jib halyard it free.) I then use the spin halyard as the jib halyard.

The inner stay is only a few inches behind the furled genoa, so it's not available as a staysail stay. But in any case, you can't convert a sloop to a cutter simply by adding a stay... it requires moving the mast step back to balance the rig.


Regards, Neil
s/v LIQUIDITY
Cape Dory 28 #167



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[Mike Thompson]

Thanks for your replies.

One reason for my desiring an inner forestay is that I
want to HOVE-TO.
Now the CD28 does a perfect hove-to with the genoa.
The boat almost stops. When its blowing hard and I have
a double reefed main, I can simple amaze guests by
doing a hard-a-lee without releasing the genoa. Suddenly
all is quiet!

I'd like to do the same with a jib, but it simply will not
backwind enough to stop the boat.
I need a greater sheeting angle.

Mike



miket@truesoft.com