Vicki,
Intuition also had pretty much unused hanked on staysail, with no deck hardware to support it - other than the tack fitting and tang on the mast!
I had a new staysail forestay made up with a Wichard quick release lever (they call it a baby stay adjuster). I built a fore-deck bag from materials acquired from Sailrite. I do have their LSZ-1 sewing machine, so the build was very easy.
The cabin top hardware for the main halyard and reefing lines were led through a Schaefer deck organizer back through rope clutches to a bronze single Lewmar #8 single speed winch (not sure if was a factory installation or owner/marina installed).
I purchased two new Lewmar ST16 bronze winches on sale from West Marine (2 for one) and several more Lewmar #8 bronze winches. Also replaced the original rope clutch starboard side and added one to port side with triple SPINLOCK XTS rope clutches. Installed a Schaefer marine stainless steel triple sheave deck organizer to port side cabin top.
The boat came with a single pad-eye port and starboard outboard of the deck organizer locations - I believe they were installed by owner/marina to test out the staysail; there was a stay, but not hardware to support it and it was too long to be fitted as a staysail stay - might have run to the mast head - as a Solent fore stay.
I use three lines for the two reef points on my loose footed main: one for each reefing point clew through the boom (through a Harken block, deck organizer, rope clutch, etc); and a line with quick release snap shackle for the tack reefing cringle, which I place on the correct reefing ring on the sail as needed. (Note, I am tempted to just route the Main Halyard to a new Lewmar #8 winch on the mast, it is much easier to raise the main at the mast! My two-cents...
The main halyard is run to starboard side cabin top. I use the Lewmar ST16's to service the lines in each rope clutch. I use a Lewmar #8 for the staysail sheet.
The roller furling 120% yankee halyard terminates on a Lewmar #8 and cleat on the mast .
The staysail halyard runs back to same setup on the port side.
I purchased track and cars for the staysail sheets, but not sure if it really buys you much, as the track is only 2 foot long; that is not installed yet, worried about how the screw holes will work above the head liner. For now, I just have a Harken block Port and Starboard for the staysail sheets mounted on those pad eyes by the deck organizers. Staysail sheets are terminated to a carabiner for now, which is attached to the staysail clew when deploying the staysail. Looking at possibly adding a DOWN HAUL for the staysail - line to head of sail, this would allow me to drop the staysail and secure it without going forward, until I was ready.
The performance in heavier winds with the staysail is excellent, as she was designed to be cutter rigged! The sheeting angles in heavier winds with a sloop rig are not optimal, found I was lucky to trim to weather within 60 degrees to apparent wind with the yankee furled to the double reef point and the main double reefed in 30 + knot winds to weather.
With the staysail I get about 30 degrees to apparent wind - similar conditions with double reefed main and staysail alone.
My staysail also has one reef point, imagine that could get interesting. Though Intuition will hove to rather nicely.
I will post sole photos in my Album for Intuition...
Daryl
s/y Intuition - PSC 31 #54
Daryl Clark