Hello all,
Does anyone remember a lever, I think it was called a hyfield lever or something like that. It was used to tigthen the headstay as a boat rounded the leward mark and hardened up for an upwind leg. I think they were used in the 60"s. Are thry still used? Are any new or old levers available?
Thanks
JBA
hyfield(?) lever
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Inner forestay
I have one on my Staysail forestay. Never use it. It makes it easy to stow when I fly the Genoa.
HighField Lever
I heard it called a HighField Lever and used for tensioning a removable inner forestay. Here is how someone used it on an inner forestay upgrade. He used a Solent Stay, rigged high on the mast to obviate the need for running backstays.
Sail on,
Jack
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There are old sailors and bold sailors, but there are no old, bold sailors.
Reef early and often. It's easier to shake out a reef when one is bored than it is to tuck one in when one is scared.
When your only tool is a hammer, all your problems look like nails.
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The idea of a highfield lever is a way to use a lever to apply tension to something, usually a line or a wire. The important measure is how long a throw is provided by the lever - that is, how much slack will be taken up. The length of the lever beyond its pivot will determine how much force can be applied.
Probably the most common applications of a highfield lever is a running backstays for rigs which do not have a backstay such as gaff, or to back up an inner stay - especially a break-away stay. I've heard of them used to tension a backstay, but there have been a lot of advances in this using other ways to tension the headstay or bend the mast.
The idea of a highfield lever is a way to use a lever to apply tension to something, usually a line or a wire. The important measure is how long a throw is provided by the lever - that is, how much slack will be taken up. The length of the lever beyond its pivot will determine how much force can be applied.
Probably the most common applications of a highfield lever is a running backstays for rigs which do not have a backstay such as gaff, or to back up an inner stay - especially a break-away stay. I've heard of them used to tension a backstay, but there have been a lot of advances in this using other ways to tension the headstay or bend the mast.