Double Head Sails (2xJibs)


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Double Head Sails

	As you can see I have added a second roller furling system as an inner jib sail. This IS a second fully mounted jib and not a staysail. It is only 12inches behind tghe main jib and the top is at the top spreader. No running backstays are necessary with this setup.

	Of course adding an inner jib turned into the nightmare from hell.... well not really but as usual one small job turned into a series of more major tasks. I had to extend the deck attachment through the chain locker (I call it the Cheese Locker) to a plate added to the outer side of the bow providing all the strength of the original head stay attachment plate.

	Centering the deck attachment caused another issue, the chain from the anchor no longer aligned with the chain lock and feed for the windless, more modifications had to be done. The windless was the easist of all by reversing the chain feed and using the Up button as the down and the Down button as the Up. No problem for a Maxwell windless as it is one of the few that has dual windings. Finally we simply had to relocate the chain feed off the windless to the other side for the locker feed.


	The main (forward) furling system is a ProFurl, with a new 145% Tri-Radial Hi-Tech sail from North Sail (Made in New Zealand). It is a full reefing jib with the rope luff pockets installed. This sail can be reefed down to about a 120% jib.

	The inner system is actually the Furlex 200 system with the old 110% (re-cut) sail I had made for the fist cruise but never worked. It is now a 100% reefing job with rope furling pockets built in which will reef down to about 70%, made or heavy (8.5oz) Dacron.


	The combination of these two sails gives me all the sails I will ever need, except for the cruising spinnaker. And all can be unfurled, reefed, and stowed without leaving the safety of the cockpit. A much safer and more comfortable arrangement than having to go on deck to raise or lower sails when the weather is at its worst.

	I had to extend the deckplate below the deck by adding a strap and a plate outside the hull.