26D Lines and Rigging Setup - Please check.

[Snowbird One]

I'm unclear what sheet your refering to.
Do you mean the thin one that runs up to the bow? It would be used to furl the sail.
Then no you don't need it.
However... Before i got a furler on one of my boats I used a thin line to go from the cockpit to the top of the genoa/ jib I put it through every other hank. I ran it along hte cabin top just ike the furling line. I used this pull the sail down from the cockpit.
It worked fine. Just get a 2" SS ring and tie it to the bow ware the for-stay attaches. It acts as a turning block.

There are only two holes to attach things to at the bow. The upper one is for the forestay, right? And the lower one is to attach the tack of the jib or genoa, correct? Where, then, would I affix this additional line? Of course, I can just use that line that is currently there, but to what do I affix it?

 

[finding41]

I put the ring inside the same fastener I use to hold the tack of the sail. The D thing. I keep it on the port side. You could tie a line to it and tie the line to the tack of the sail too or something else up there.

 

[Doc_holiday]

Also, make sure the line is small enough that it doesn't hinder the hanks on the forestay. I am using a 1/4" line and it works on my small jib with larger hanks but my larger jib has smaller hanks and there is a problem with the line being in with the forestay.

 

[finding41]

I used a really thin braided line (3/16') I got from the dollar store. I put it through the bottom hank then on mid hank and the top hank. I found if you put it through every hank it catches.