measuring the forestaysail

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03e76bc1egdyqn.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>start</B></FONT><B>   |  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WELCOME"><U>WELCOME</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="what do you want to make"><U>what do you want to make</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="measuring"><U>measuring</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Statements"><U>Statements</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="measuring the jib"><U>measuring the jib</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" jib formula,s"><U> jib formula,s</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="measuring the mainsail"><U>measuring the mainsail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="formula,s for the mainsail"><U>formula,s for the mainsail</U></A>   |   <B>measuring the forestaysail</B>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="formula,s for the fore staysail"><U>formula,s for the fore staysail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="broadseams"><U>broadseams</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="round foot"><U>round foot</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The gores"><U>The gore's</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="if you have any questions please send a"><U>if you have any questions please  send an e-mail to </U></A>   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="formula,s for the fore staysail"><U>formula,s for the fore staysail</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03e76ba3.png"> <div> measuring the forestaysail</div> <div> for measuring this sail is in a way the same method of working as the jib,</div> <div> again take the line  and knot it in the middle of that line on to the block </div> <div> that you normal use for hoisting up the staysail when the block is in his position  </div> <div> and that is as high as possible secure the halyard to his own clamp ,</div> <div> clean up the deck of rope,s and line,s so that there will not be any mistake with this material</div> <div> now we have two line,s coming down from the staysailblock ,</div> <div> one will be the luff/foot and the other wil be the leech length.</div> <div> we start with the lufflenght</div> <div> take one line, pull it tight and secure it without any slack on the hook or eye that you </div> <div> normally use for securing the tack of the staysail </div> <div> this is the lufflenght ,the rest of the length of this line wil be the footlenght,</div> <div> take this part  <U>together with </U> the line that come,s down from the block,hold them</div> <div> and go backwards,now pull them tight and make in your mind the image of the</div> <div> line that comes from the clamp to the clew,let this line run in 45 degrees to </div> <div> make sure that it is pulling on the foot and the leech part and there must be </div> <div> atleast a amount of length say 1 meter between the clew and the clamp</div> <div> when you have found this position and you are sure that it is good  knot the two lines</div> <div> together and bring the rest to the clamp just for checking that it is pulling </div> <div> on the foot and the leech</div> <div> now you have the outline,s of your staysail and again take a few steps back and </div> <div> look from a distant if it fits your feeling for the good proportions</div> <div> when it,s OK lower the hole thing and measure the line,s included the knots and write them </div> <div> down in good order and be sure that you write the good length by the good name of this length</div> <div> don't leave anything to memory.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>