On Sun, 23 May 2004 16:44:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote:

Check the width of your trysail slides before installing the track.. See if
the can be hoisted "behind" the main while it is reefed down or on the
boom, without. Ideally the trysail should be able to clear the sail folds
and ride above the head board of the main. Often hard to achieve but is the
ideal arrangement.

This may mean that the lower 'feeder' track will come around to the side of
the mast several inches, but that won't effect the trysail once you have
hoisted it above the main.

This has created a problem with my new fill batten main. The main sail stack
is about 4 ft above the boom due to the height of the four batten cars and
the intermediate slide cars. (I really have to stretch to reach the head
board/halyard).

I haven't had my storm trysail made up yet but I may have some problems
since my mainsail stack is so high.

Good Luck.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions


In conditions which require a trysail wouldn't it be better to remove
your mainsail stack and get it below. Then the trysail could be set
low with the clew attached to the cockpit sole. Boom end lowered and
tied off would then be possible.
I could be wrong about this but that's how I'd do it.
Mark E. Williams