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Originally Posted by Robbie.g
Assuming that the tang for this new inner is in the correct position for the cut of your existing sail, and that the runner tangs are all in. Then i'd pick make the new stay the same dia as the lowers, and unless you plan to make the runners fixed, then avoid wire like the plague (chafe, and pain in the arse factors), go for spectra or any other 'exotic' thats within budget.
theres me 2 cents worth enjoy...
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Dyneema or spectra it is then..Thanks
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Originally Posted by Brion Toss
Hello,
As far as the size of your new forestay goes, it might well be the same diameter as your lowers... assuming those are the right size. Wire size is not relative to displacement, but to whatever portion of the total load the wire will bear. Have you run the standard calc's for this?Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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No..nor do I know how..I'm not even sure what I currently have on the boat..I have been going to by a caliper but havent yet.
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Originally Posted by knothead
Hi Still,
What clevis pin size is the Hyfield lever?
If it's 5/8" you might want to go up to 5/16" wire.
If you plan on using the IFS for a storm sail. You would probably feel better about having the larger wire anyway.
Steve
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Hey Knoty..great to see you here my good friend...
The one I have a line on is 1/2 which is the same size hole in my existing deck fitting..but there is pleny of meat to drill out to a larger size..and yes this will be my "abuse mode" sail set up...
..I dont see the anchor points on deck for the running backs but they are on the side of the mast already ..Im wondering if they had them ran to eye cars on the Genoa tracks?
BTW...Im spending a lot more time over at CF ..drop on over you would be a great addition to the site...not as much pettiness goes on over there either.
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Originally Posted by Neptunes Violin
I did extensive net search on this matter before you posted since I am wanting to install an inner forestay too. You are lucky because you already have connection strongpoints in place; I don't.
Best I could find was two separate articles: one said the inner forestay is normally two sizes smaller than the main forestay. The other said it should be one size smaller.
Okay, so the next question is: what constitutes a "size". Question is further complicated because we do have both metric and imperial sizes in the marketplace. But if we go from say 5/16 down to 9/32, is that a change of one size? or would a change of one-sixteenth represent a change of one size"?
In my opinion, for a 41' boat, one sixteenth should contitute one size. A thirtysecond this way or that way won't matter a damn.
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I guess the first thing I need to do then is go an buy a caliper and measure...Im starting to think the 9/32 might be too small as I want this thing to be able to act like a secondary fore stay in an emergency for safty reasons as well...I like to sail in the snot.