Hi All,
I’m adding a Solent stay to my Cavalier 32
sloop. My #3 short luff
jib will fit on the Solent stay perfectly, but its got luff tape to fit my Furlex
furler.
Question 1) I’m planning to use
bronze piston sew-on hanks (if I can source them). I’m planning to leave the existing luff tape on the sail and just sew the hanks on with the thread going through the tape. I see no need to remove the luff tape or to put in grommets if I’m using sew-on hanks. Anybody have a comment on this?
Question 2) Does anyone know of a source (preferably in New Zealand) for sew-on type brass piston hanks? Yes, I know all about the bang-on type and also the very expensive Wischard ones, and am not interested in either. And of course NOT plastic hanks!!!
Lots of sloops I know around here are adding Solent stays for the ease and
safety of having a heavy
weather jib ready to go up without having to do a jib change on a
furler. Been there, done that a lot on both cruising and
racing boats; not fun in high
wind and big seas.
Yes, i know all about so-called roller reefing jibs, but I’m talking about beating to
weather in 30+ knots with a sail that has a shape, not a bag.
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