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In the July/August 2003 issue of Ocean Navigator there was an article on storm sails. In the article Dan Neri of North Sails
(Portsmouth, RI) describes a set-up that sets a hanked storm sail on a
length of high-modulus line like 12-plait spectra or Deyneema-core (e.g.
Samson AmSteel-Blue). The storm sail has a high modulus luff rope as well.
The rope stay is raised on a low stretch halyard and the storm sail is
hanked to it and raised on another halyard. A variation might be to have a
block at the head of the rope stay and raise it with the second halyard
threaded.
On my 10M I have two jib halyards. The starboard one is StaSet-X runs internal. I use it to raise the roller furling jib (in the starboard groove of the headfoil). The port jib halyard is external (so it can serve as a backup to the main). This line is 1/2" Samson XLS-900 (it is strong enough to lift the boat) and would be idea to raise the halyard stay with it's own halyard (lets call it the sub-halyard) for the storm sail.
To set the rope stay and the sub halyard I would need either two winches or a set of stoppers on the mast (or cabin top if lines are run aft). The stoppers might be a good way to go. If there were two above the winch I could use them for the port and starboard jib halyard, freeing the winch for the sub halyard. I would keep the horn cleats in place to double secure the jib halyards below the stoppers. For stoppers I would go with Lewmar because they don't chew on the rope and they can be released gradually.
The stoppers are about 3-1/2" tall. I was thinking I could fabricate a T-shaped mounting bracket that would lay them on their sides on the side of the mast, one facing forward the other aft. The top of the T would be curved to match the mast curve or it would be mounted on a wedge. This stopper part might be good by itself. Then my one halyard winch would be usable by more than one line.
This is just an idea right now.