One thing I try to do when neatening up a reefed sail is use ties of a contrasting color. That way they are pretty easy to see when it's time to shake the reef. I usually use sail ties for the job.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Marek Dziedzic <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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