Dynex Dux inner forestay?

[Jack]

Adam, I am not quit following what are thinking about. But I am interested in any ideas that will ease changing sails. I am using bronze hanks on a 9mm forstay.

I have an staysail stay made up of 9mm Dynex Dux, and I modified a Colligo terminator to fit inside of a Highfield lever. I get it plenty tight looks like, for the staysail.

I just recently added a continuous line furler to the bow. If you look at photos of the round' world race boats, you will see 5 or more sails rolled up on these things.

http://www.colligomarine.com/Furlers.htm

It works so well I may get another one for the staysail. I have "rolled up" and bagged 3 different headsails so far so good. A Yankee, a Genny, and a light drifter. There are a few things I like over a regular roller furler. I can use any sail I want, and changing is easier.

You roll up the sail and you can drop it and bag it. The next sail is easy to attach and pull up and unroll. You can locate the roller anywhere you want. I am considering a small bowsprit, or even on the front of one of my ama's. It is a lot lighter than a roller furler. I still have all my hanks so if something goes gunnysack, I can go back to hanks.

The boat is a 34' Searunner Trimaran.

[svbravo]

very interesting, Jack. I hadn't thought of one of these for staysail and storm staysail use, just think of them as light air code zero type furling. but you're right, if a volvo60 is using, should be fine on my 46.

One question would be getting tight enough. Would a 2 part halyard to a winch give adequate tension?

I'll see if I can explain my original concept any more clearly. Imagine 2 staysail "halyards", one exiting mast immediately above other. This top one would actually clip to a stay, of preset length (from deck fitting to this mast sheave). That "stay" would be made of dux, and would remain hanked on to the staysail, one for each staysail. When you bag the sails, you don't unhank, just pack it up with this length of dux attached.

Then when you want to raise a sail, you attach the tack end of the line to the deck fitting, attach the upper end to line to the shackle of the "stay" (actually the upper "halyard" as described above), and hoist it tight, very tight. the sail is still on deck, naturally already hanked on. You now would attach the regular halyard and hoist it normally.

What I like about it is simplicity, no add'l furler needed. But it does require the add'l halyard for the stay be added immediately above the normal staysail halyard sheave. But when you're not using the staysail, you simply handle it all as another halyard, w/o any extra gear.

Hope this makes more sense. I'm still going to look into the Colligo furlers, as well as facnor to see if they recommend for staysails and storm sails. Interesting.

thanks
Adam