Has anybody solved the problem of jib chafe against staysail/stay - other than de-mounting the stay? Especially bad when staysail is also up due to its hanks. It has damaged the stitching such that I'm having it repaired, but I want to prevent future chafe if possible. Could add rollers (as used on spreader tips) above each hank, but only good when staysail is up.
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Scott Wilson
Mike, I haven't experienced that problem
with my hanked-on staysail chaffing the jib in the year I have had the boat. The staysail is up about 85% of the time, though the jib is only about a 100 and has a high clew. Have you inspected the inner stay for a broken strand, the hanks etc, for something sharp? Scott
with my hanked-on staysail chaffing the jib in the year I have had the boat. The staysail is up about 85% of the time, though the jib is only about a 100 and has a high clew. Have you inspected the inner stay for a broken strand, the hanks etc, for something sharp? Scott
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Ed
try this!
The chafe problem is a pain in the sail, I have a roller furling staysail and it is worse, but if i did not have roller furling on the staysail i would put some plastic shroud covers over the staysail stay and remove it when you want to use the staysail. If you get oversise covers they will roll on the stay and reduce wear. the type covers im talking about are white plastic with a spiral slit the length of the plastic I have one on the backstay of my race boat to reduce chafe from the roach hitting it eveytime we tack. On that one i have a clamp under and over it to keep it in place. but in your application you chould just put ywo or three on end to end to get high enough to prevent the chafe.
The chafe problem is a pain in the sail, I have a roller furling staysail and it is worse, but if i did not have roller furling on the staysail i would put some plastic shroud covers over the staysail stay and remove it when you want to use the staysail. If you get oversise covers they will roll on the stay and reduce wear. the type covers im talking about are white plastic with a spiral slit the length of the plastic I have one on the backstay of my race boat to reduce chafe from the roach hitting it eveytime we tack. On that one i have a clamp under and over it to keep it in place. but in your application you chould just put ywo or three on end to end to get high enough to prevent the chafe.
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Sanders LaMont
and another problem...
... is that the Yankee chafes on the radar dome, which is mounted on the front of the mast above the staysail. I have one jib down for repair now, and the only solution I can think of is to scrupulously avoid having the jib flopping -- good practice anyway -- in slack winds. I plan to put a reinforced strip on the Yankee to beef it up at that point. I'm not racing, so I won't worry about any loss of performance. Any ideas about this? Sanders
... is that the Yankee chafes on the radar dome, which is mounted on the front of the mast above the staysail. I have one jib down for repair now, and the only solution I can think of is to scrupulously avoid having the jib flopping -- good practice anyway -- in slack winds. I plan to put a reinforced strip on the Yankee to beef it up at that point. I'm not racing, so I won't worry about any loss of performance. Any ideas about this? Sanders
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chet p
this is normal
my sailmaker has informed me that i should expect to see him every season to have some of my yankee restched as this i a normal problem with cutter rigged boats. as we all know every time we tack the jib (yankee) passes thru the slot created by the inner stay and that causes major chafe on the stitching not to mention the wear and tear on the sail material itself. so it is just something we have to live with. just try not to do any unnecessary luffing to increase the damage..... or you could do what i have done and removed the inner stay, sail her as a sloop until i plan on some long distance sailing when i will again install the inner and become a cutter once more...just one mans POV....( by the way my sailmaker just loves cutter rigged boats, he calls them his gravy, as he knows he will see us often for restitching)
my sailmaker has informed me that i should expect to see him every season to have some of my yankee restched as this i a normal problem with cutter rigged boats. as we all know every time we tack the jib (yankee) passes thru the slot created by the inner stay and that causes major chafe on the stitching not to mention the wear and tear on the sail material itself. so it is just something we have to live with. just try not to do any unnecessary luffing to increase the damage..... or you could do what i have done and removed the inner stay, sail her as a sloop until i plan on some long distance sailing when i will again install the inner and become a cutter once more...just one mans POV....( by the way my sailmaker just loves cutter rigged boats, he calls them his gravy, as he knows he will see us often for restitching)
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richard shelby
What about mains'l chafe?
My problem is the mainsail roach chafing on the topping lift. The batten pockets grab the topping lift and the main will not "come about" properly. These pockets are beginning to wear thru and are a general pain in the ..... I can't slack the topping lift, because the boom will chafe the bimini top. Am I the only one with this problem? RS
My problem is the mainsail roach chafing on the topping lift. The batten pockets grab the topping lift and the main will not "come about" properly. These pockets are beginning to wear thru and are a general pain in the ..... I can't slack the topping lift, because the boom will chafe the bimini top. Am I the only one with this problem? RS
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Ed
No but,
you can remove the topping lift once the sail its up. If the boom still rubs the bimini then you have a choice, cut down the main or cut down the bimini. just about everyone with a sail boat has the same problem in one variation or another.
you can remove the topping lift once the sail its up. If the boom still rubs the bimini then you have a choice, cut down the main or cut down the bimini. just about everyone with a sail boat has the same problem in one variation or another.
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chet p
backstay hangup
not the topping lift. I think that the topping lift just swings with the sail but the hang up is usually on the backstay in light air. if the boom is to low you might consider raising the gooseneck fitting a bit so the sail actually goes to the top of the mast and not 6-12" below it. or have the foot of the sail raised a few inches at the outhaul(mine is loose footed and when i had a new sail made i had them make it a bit shorter on the leach to raise the boom end)
not the topping lift. I think that the topping lift just swings with the sail but the hang up is usually on the backstay in light air. if the boom is to low you might consider raising the gooseneck fitting a bit so the sail actually goes to the top of the mast and not 6-12" below it. or have the foot of the sail raised a few inches at the outhaul(mine is loose footed and when i had a new sail made i had them make it a bit shorter on the leach to raise the boom end)
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