Thanks. I understand that changing jibs on a furler is not as simple as with hank on. I have been lead to believe that the process is easier with the Snapfurl than with the CDI. (I don't have any experience with either; that's why I'm asking questions.) I would probably only change sails at the dock. I already have two jib halyards. The Solent stay would be a removable Dyneema line that would be stowed at the mast when not needed for the storm jib. It would be quickly deployed when needed and attached to a secondary bow fitting (U-bolt?) 6-10" aft of the furled jib with a Forespar quick release forestay lever and a Ball-Loc pin. There are pictures of a Solent stay configuration on the MSOGphotosite under Technical Projects, Spindrift. The owners went this route to be able to fly a dedicated storm jib behind their CDI furler when conditions warranted. I could do a similar installation for next to nothing using parts I already have. Which brings me back to the question: Is the Snapfurl extrusion stout enough to support a storm sail or is a removable Solent stay a better option? I don't like the idea of rolling a big jib down to storm jib size. Henry On Thu, Jan 17, 2019 at 9:02 PM John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
On 01/17/2019 04:35 PM, Henry Rodriguez wrote: ...
I'm thinking of only changing sails at the dock, according to conditions of the day. I am probably overthinking this but I look at it as a coarse-tune/fine tune situation, with inital sail selection being the "coarse" tune and roller reefing the "fine" tune. Dumb view?
If you're willing to fuss with it...worth trying and see if it works for you.
Another thought: I could put a swivel block at the mast base so the halyard could be brought forward for the initial hoist, then back to the mast or cockpit for tensioning.
FWIW the CDI furler has its own internal halyard so you could change sails on the furler more easily (and the jib halyard is available for other headsails if/as relevant). Still not going to be as easy as a hank-on since you have to feed the whole luff into the slot on the furler (as with any furler using a foil) instead of just clipping on the hanks. And even on the CDI, to bring the halyard all the way down you normally need to attach/detach a messenger line (or somehow have a way to keep excess halyard from fouling when furling and unfurling).
And is the Snapfurl extrusion strong enough to support the storm sail? It would not be reefed so should set ok. Or is a Solent stay a better option?
I had to look up Solent stay...from what I read, it would be in the way of tacking to windward? Hard to get the regular jib across, or have to furl to tack. Sounds like it's mostly beneficial for long downwind runs (like two weeks downwind :-), with a jib out on each side.
So not sure how suited it would be to your lake sailing?
cheers, John
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