Dynex Dux inner forestay?

[svbravo]

Kiwipete:
Did you ever rig the Dux stay? I'd be interested in hearing how it worked out.

I have my mast out of my Kelly Peterson 46. It was originally designed with roller furl staysail, which I'm converting to hank on. I've been thinking along the same lines as you, considering either dux or braid spectra line. I'd need to add a sheave for it above the existing halyard sheave to run it internally down to a mast winch below. For a fair lead where it exits the sheave, I might need to add a "halyard" restrainer below it, to keep it in alignment with the halyard sheave right below it.

One variation I'm thinking of is to put a snap shackle on it's end. Then rig the staysail "prehanked" on to it's own dedicated length of dux/spectra, which would run from tack fitting to the sheave point above. Thus, when time to hoist a staysail, I could just clip it onto the tack eye on deck, clip on the stay to it's other end which would have a thimble spliced in, tighten the stay, and hoist the sail normally w/ it's halyard.

I would have a similar length of line "prehanked" on for both the storm staysail and regular working staysail. Seems like it would simplify sail changing and setting, minimizing time on the foredeck when least desired, and be pretty easy to do. Also would eliminate the need for hyfield lever at the deck if it could be adequately tensioned at the head end w/ sheave and mast winch.

Hope my description is clear.

Does anyone see any problem with this arrangement? Anyone tried it, especially on a 46', 33,000lb boat? Any suggestions for line to use?

Thanks for any advice
Adam
KP46 'Bravo'
Seattle