J53 inner forestay/staysail installation

[jussi]

Hey all,

I'm considering installing an inner forestay on my new-to-us J53 that has a furling mast in order to be able to fly a heavy-weather staysail / jib. In general when it comes to inner forestays there seems to be a number of alternatives to choose from ranging from old school wire stay with hanked on sails to dyneema stays to permanent stays with "normal" furlers to furling sails on anti-torsion cables, the list goes on. However for a J53, I'm not sure what the right way to go might be.

Any recommendations on which alternative to go for would be much appreciated, likewise seeing any pictures of existing installations (mast, on deck, under the deck etc). It would also be interesting to see what the factory-installed optional staysail setup looks like.

Avoiding a permanent forestay is of interest, but I'm not sure if that is an option. Never had a boat with a staysail so it's all a bit fuzzy to me still. 2:1 halyards, halyard locks, running backstays, luff tension, sheeting angle, so many moving parts...

Any advice much appreciated!

[mpcsail]

we installed the inner forestay after the fact. Basically have a double pad eye on the deck and underneath attached L bracket to bulkhead.

For the staysail we have it on a furler. For the storm sail we have soft hanks attached to a dynema line.

Both sails can be attached to the inner forestay that has 2:1 halyard. When not in use the 2:1 halyard is attached to the base of the mast

[jussi]

You don't happen to have a picture of the L bracket setup?

By the sound of it your configuration sounds like pretty much what I had planned. Thanks for confirming that, I guess I'll just need to get a hold of a rigger and a sailmaker to make it happen.