I was expecting another instructional use video on storm jibs and poof the bag opened! How has this not been done already? Normally I install the storm jib and then don't need it or I wait too long and it gets hairy on the foredeck and single handing it means risking a partially furled jib as opposed to fighting wind and sea to put the storm jib up. This is awesome!!!
Dyneema stay connected to the spinnaker downhaul which runs through a block attached to a deck fitting strengthened with a beam under the deck. The sail is hanked on and stowed in the bag with the line running forward to the block and then back to cockpit.
Using a removable inner stay is quite common. I would replace the bronze piston hanks with soft hanks. The chafe will be the issue. I think it is a formula for disaster to leave the storm jib in a bag on the foredeck in serious weather. Imagine 20 ft seas on the deck. You will have a nice drogue.
Hi Gary. Thanks for the feedback. Good idea re the soft shanks. I currently use stainless steel clips and shackles to minimise chafe but soft shackles would be even better. When the bag is on deck the removable stay is connected to the down haul which would not allow enough length for the sail to go over the side even if the bag restraints were broken by large seas. Always a consideration though.
@@bottomline4284 I am imagining that if I think I may want to use the storm jib (possible weather) I can put the square bag on deck and hank it up while the weather is still good. If I don't need it, I can pull it down after, in good weather and seas. I suspect a much more weather and sea resistant bag or box could be designed as well for long single handing crossings. All in all, I am blown away at the obviousness of missed opportunities by so many. Congrats and catching and designing it.
@@ScottLaneSabineParish Hi Scott. Thanks for the feedback. You are correct that the bag/jib can be rigged and if not needed, put away again later. I did that on a recent trip home from the Spencer Gulf (seen towards end of this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fNSvM0X5Il8.html ). Cheers
Hi Jack. That would certainly work. To date tension via the winch has seemed adequate. Will be using the stay for a staysail this winter so will see if more tension is required. Cheers
Hi like the look of your system, where on the top end of the mast do you attach the inner forestay and halyard. Very interested I have an NS38 in Brisbane Cyrene 3
I use the spinnaker pole uphaul as the storm jib halyard. The top end of the inner stay is removable and the fitting is located a few inches above the sheave for the spinnaker uphaul. With the deck fitting located just aft of the windlass the inner stay is roughly parallel to the forestay.
@@gregorpopp4245 the bag in the video is a prototype which I made out of shade cloth. The intention was to have a sail maker replicate it in canvas (or similar) but so far the prototype has worked fine so haven’t had another one made.
I'm thinking of having the storm jib made with the stay sown in so I only need to hoist the stay and sail together, would upgrade the spinnaker pole halyard to dynema as well. Any thoughts.
It would certainly keep things simple. We opted for a seperate soft stay to have the option of a white staysail as an alternative in stronger winds that were stable and unlikely to reach storm force
So, you don't have a stay for the gib?? I mean, like an ordinary permanent stay, reardless of the matherial it is made of..Interesting... I never saw that.
