On Nov 1, 1:15 am, OzOne wrote:
On 1 Nov 2006 00:33:09 -0800, "cruisin"
scribbled thusly:



On Oct 31, 11:53 pm, OzOne wrote:
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:56:37 -0800, (Thom Stewart)
scribbled thusly:

The Staysail on the Mizzen Mast is often called a Mizzen Runner.Well done Thom....There are sailors and old sailors...

Well, maybe so, but on my ketch, the mizzen runners are running
backstays,You have runners on the mizzen?
Jesus..how tall is that stick?

Not that tall, but there isn't much aft angle on the uppers or lowers,
so it needs more aft support on a broad reach and especially if
carrying the mizzen staysail.


and the staysail forward would be called a spinnaker
staysail,Spinnaker staysail?
Never heard the term.....

Not too common these days, but used to be before the days of Bloopers
and Tallboys.

Where do you fly tis sail? off the forestay like a wire luffed assym?

Was set flying, tacked inside the headstay, halyard was about the
height of the (pole) topping lift. Yes, wire luff, cut full. I carry
one on my boat but rarely use it. I have pics of my Dad's boats flying
them, but unfortunately not digitized. Looks like the one on Bart's
pic is hanked onto the forestay tho, so I guess we'd just call that one
a forestaysail.
So please tell me what name you would apply to that skimpy mizzen
staysail?
Waiting on the edge of my chair,
Mike


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you..