"Joe" wrote in message
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I'm setting up a stay sail forestay and have a slight problem.

See this pictu
http://sports.webshots.com/photo/272...63212926LiUcvQ

The old stay sail stay padeye was welded to an old electric winch
that was tossed in favor of my cast iron hot galvanized triple dipped
Navy number 1 wildcat drum combo. Now my inner forestay will be either
fore or aft of the winch. I guess the best would be right on top of
the bollard, but that would screw up the coating and foul things up
using the bollard.


Which side would be better? ..I'm leaning towards a padeye forward of
the doubler plate under the winch. But in a heavy blow she may balance
better with a small sail further aft..

Any suggestions or opinions?

Joe



I'm certainly not a rigging expert, and you might want to consult one to
determine where the best spot is to potentially load the mast. Since I'm
assuming you're installing the forestay to use in higher wind conditions,
you'll have to be certain the rig can take the change in the loading point.
It seems to me that a good configuration would be for the top of the
forestay to be in a spot of greatest strength, so near the spreaders seems
ideal, but I've seen otherwise. Here's an interesting picture of a boat that
is somewhat similar to your configuration...
http://boatdesigns.com/products.asp?dept=426.


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