Hi There,
I'm a new lancer owner, and pretty new to sailing as well. I've noticed that my L25 has two forestays - one that connects at the bow (like most sailboats), and one that connects halfway from the mast to the bow. The one that connects halfway from the mast to the bow tends to be a problem when tacking and gybing - the jib / genoa get caught on the stay 95% of the time - making it necessary to have someone up front guiding it during each tack and gybe.
My question is - what does this second stay do? Is it meant to be on the boat? Can I take it down and just use the forestay that runs to the bow? If not, any suggestions on making sailing with it a little smoother?
Thanks!
I'm a new lancer owner, and pretty new to sailing as well. I've noticed that my L25 has two forestays - one that connects at the bow (like most sailboats), and one that connects halfway from the mast to the bow. The one that connects halfway from the mast to the bow tends to be a problem when tacking and gybing - the jib / genoa get caught on the stay 95% of the time - making it necessary to have someone up front guiding it during each tack and gybe.
My question is - what does this second stay do? Is it meant to be on the boat? Can I take it down and just use the forestay that runs to the bow? If not, any suggestions on making sailing with it a little smoother?
Thanks!