>From what I know, the reef lines (going through cringles in the middle of the >sail) are not supposed to carry any load. They are there only to prevent the >reefed part of the sail from catching the wind and flying around. Only the >tack (reefing hook/Cunningham) and the clew (outhaul plus lashing to the boom) >are supposed to carry any loads. These little reef lines can be done “later” >if needed.
Marek ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 19:01:30 -0500 From: "Rick Brass" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to Message-ID: <030e01cf2397$c1cee7b0$456cb710$@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dwight; I get that you use a reef tack cringle like a Cunningham to tension the luff of the sail. My main has "dog bones" for both the 1st and 2nd reef that go over reef hooks on the gooseneck. What do you do about the outhaul for the reef cringle on the leach of the sail? And don't you need to put reef lines through cringles in the sail and tied around the boom to gather up and control the foot of the sail? Seems the sail would be pretty baggy with the foot loose to billow out, when the point in reefing is to keep the sail tight and flat. Rick Brass
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