My father has a
motor sailer with a
cutter rig. The outside
jib is a modern system, but the inside
jib has the old-style Schaefer system. This is nice because he often removes it entirely.
We are considering a new
halyard. The existing is a two-part
halyard, which does give extra tension AND helps control halyard twist by having two lines to the sail. It also makes for a long halyard!
We can deal with tension by grinding harder -- and remember it IS an inside jib on a
motor sailer, so it does not need to be goood upwind!
Our question. Will a one-part sta-set-x or similar mid-tech halyard provide sufficient resistance to twist when
furling? Or will it tend to twist terribly and damage the line?
Harry