O'Day 192 Head Stay - Proper Rigging?

[Tim]

I'm installing a new Flexible Furler #1 on my O'Day 192. The deck fitting for the head stay has 3 holes to attach fittings to. Which hole should the head stay turnbuckle be fixed to? The bost had a non-furling head stay which was attached to the 3rd (farthest back) hole in the deck fitting - my suspicion is that this is incorrect. The difference is not a large distance (approximately 2 inches) but I think the head stay with the flexible furler should be as far forward as possible. This came up because the furler keeps hitting the pulley on the front of the mast for the old jib halyard. I'm not sure whether to remove the old pulley or cut a few inches off of the furler extrusion. Suggestions and opinions would be appreciated. Does anyone know the actual/official head stay length for the 1985 192?

 

[Dave K.]

O'day 192 Forestay

I just checked a photo of my 192 and the forestay is in the front hole. Since the CDI has it's own internal halyard, there shouldn't be any need for the jib halyard block on the mast unless you want to use it to set up the mast. BUT, your CDI may still be too long. You'll want to be able to slide the CDI up far enough to access the turnbuckle cotter pins.

 

[Tim]

Repy to Dave

Dave,Thanks for the info. I think I'll move the headstay to the front hole then see if the furler rotates. If it doesn't rotate then I'll cut a few inches off the furler's extrusion.I bought the furler from a local sailmaker who set it up on the front stay only. Hw wasn't aware of the block on the mast. I visited his shop last night and he showed me what to trim on his demo model. I'll give it a try this weekend.Thanks for the info.