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- From: mattp@phred.UUCP (Matt Pedersen)
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Twin Headstays (was Re: Tuff Luff....)
- Summary: Keep them apart
- Message-ID: <4054@phred.UUCP>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 22:38:11 GMT
- References: <1992Nov10.014200.22963@klaava.Helsinki.FI> <ZIELKE.92Nov17120227@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil>
- Organization: Physio Control Corp., Seattle WA
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- In article <ZIELKE.92Nov17120227@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil>, zielke@hemlock.nrl.navy.mil (David Zielke) writes:
- > Being the one who started all of this, and that the question was with regard
- > to cruising sailboats, what about the option of a double headstay? I have
- > seen a few boats which simply have two headstays side by side. I assume you
- > could do everything that the foil allows while at the same time having the
- > advantage of the hanks for ease of sail handling on the deck (not loosing
- > the sail over the side).
-
- The only caveat I know of is to keep the headstays as far apart as
- possible. I've heard that 8" to 12" (20 to 30 cm) is a good number.
- One reason for keeping them far apart is that when you are reaching
- or running, the sail has a tendency to chafe against the lazy (?)
- headstay, which we all know is bad.
-
- It may be difficult to retrofit your boat like this; anchor
- rollers, pulpits, etc. may be in the way. Of course if you had a big
- budget you could mount two roller furlers side by side, and have
- a big genoa and a working jib to furl/unfurl at a moments notice.
-
- Real competitive racing boats probably wouldn't like this arrangement
- because it makes one tack a disadvantage (yes, I know the other
- is advantaged). It also means you have twice as many "target
- speeds" to remember going to windward (as if things weren't
- complicated enough already).
-
- Matt Pedersen mattp@phred
-