Stay sail traveler car specs
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Most of our rigging was from Kenyon. I only know of one supplier and have heard that they are difficult to contact. But start from there: http://www.rigrite.com/Travellers/Ken_Travellers/Kenyon_travelers.html .
I see no reason not to replace the staysail track and car with one from Harken, Garhauer or other reputable supplier (other than cost).
For what its worth - my opinion:
1 On San Francisco Bay where the wind howls in the summer but there are many wind shadowed areas, we have found the staysail to be useful and easy to use. On departure we put one reef (at least) in the main and then roller furl the jib from the cockpit as required for the variable conditions. I would not give up my staysail, it just makes sailing that much easier.
2 As long as you are attending to the car I would make an improvement over what is shown in the attached picture and provide for remote adjustment of the car position. This would greatly facilitate getting a good shape into that sail.
1 On San Francisco Bay where the wind howls in the summer but there are many wind shadowed areas, we have found the staysail to be useful and easy to use. On departure we put one reef (at least) in the main and then roller furl the jib from the cockpit as required for the variable conditions. I would not give up my staysail, it just makes sailing that much easier.
2 As long as you are attending to the car I would make an improvement over what is shown in the attached picture and provide for remote adjustment of the car position. This would greatly facilitate getting a good shape into that sail.
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If I replaced the whole travelling system with something like this:
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|118|2358559|2358567&id=118442
Would that provide for the remote adjustment you suggested?
http://www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|118|2358559|2358567&id=118442
Would that provide for the remote adjustment you suggested?
You could certainly use that traveller but you wouldn't use the cam cleats that are on the traveller - you would route the traveller lines back to cleats on the cabin top at the front of the cockpit.
Personally, I don't use my main traveller very much so I likely wouldn't adjust the staysail traveller hardly at all. I generally leave the staysail traveller car amidship unless I am going downwind for extended periods. YMMV
Personally, I don't use my main traveller very much so I likely wouldn't adjust the staysail traveller hardly at all. I generally leave the staysail traveller car amidship unless I am going downwind for extended periods. YMMV
Yes, I can see the point. If you did not have the car at all, why spring $600 when for initial experience with the staysail, you could just rig it at the center.