When I bought Nimrodel she came with a head sail (furling genoa) and a main.
Under heavy winds we had real problems sailing with the genoa semi furled to balance the reefed main and in the end sailed on main only.
So this year I wanted the option of a second hanked on jib without having to drop the genoa (never a good idea in high winds!), which we could control through the self tacker.
To this end I have been designing a deck fitting to attach a wired jib or second stay to, that I can then swing back to the mast when not in use.
A few things to bear in mind:
- The deck is not strong enough to take the pull of a stay so I will need to copy in some way the existing system
- It needs to be far enough back to give room for the furler
- but far enough forward to not foul the anchor well.
The plan to use the same system as the current forestay.
By using a wire strop shackled onto the existing hoop in the bow then onto a bottle-screw, the end of which I will convert into a deck fitting, should give me what I am looking for.
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Heading over the Abersoch in the morning to get it welded then fit it to the deck, along with improving the centreboard pulls, more on that later!
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