Sounds like you have the reefing rigured out. There is a convention for the first reef on the right and the second reef on the left. Only thing is to tie the reef line to the boom with a bowline on a bite
I don't know how long your outhaul cable is but mine doesn't come out the forward end of the boom as a cable. The transition occurs inside the boom. I don't think I have a purchase system. My topping lift wire starts at the top of the mast and extends towards the boom. It ends about 2 feet from the end of the boom with a small turning block. The control line is tied to the end of the boom and runs up to the turning block on the topping lift, back down to a turning block on the side of the boom (near the aft end), and then forward to a cleat on the side of the boom. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Aug 14, 2015 4:51 AM, "davepulaski via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > So my new-to-me 34+ is now in the water and I'm working on getting > everything sorted out. I'm at a bit of disadvantage since the boat was out > of the water with the rig down when I bought her, so I've never actually > seen her rigged and rig is considerably different than my previous 28'er. > > My questions today concern the boom, which I wouldn't have thought to be > confusing but I'm puzzled by it nonetheless. > > There are 3 sheaves at the aft end of the boom and three that exit the > bottom of the forward end of the boom. The PO did at least run messenger > lines through the boom but nothing is labeled. There does not appear to > be any internal purchase arrangement inside the boom for the outhaul. > > First - outhaul. There is a length of SS wire with a thimble at either > end that runs over the middle sheave at the aft end of the boom and is just > coiled up and hanging loosely there. I'm assuming this is the outhaul, > but I'm not sure how it's supposed to be led. Inside the boom, down and > out through a sheave at the bottom forward end of the boom, then shackled > to a length of rope & back to a cabin top clutch & winch? > > Topping lift: there is a length of light line that is dead-ended at the > masthead. I can only assume this is a topping lift. What to do with it? > Does it occupy one set of the interal sheaves and come down and back to the > cockpit? There doesn't seem to be any external hardware on the boom for it. > > Reefing: what's the stock arrangement for reefing supposed to look like? > Does not appear to be a single-line system. Are both reefs typically > pre-rigged, or just the first reef? I assume the leach reefing line dead > ends on the boom, up through the cringle, down to a sheave, inside the > boom, down & out at the forward end of the boom, then back to the cabin top > clutch & winch, yes? > > I'm headed back out to the boat today & I'm sure I'll uncover more > mysteries. Sorry for all the dumb questions, but this is a bit like > trying to do a jigsaw puzzle without having the picture of what it's > supposed to look like at the end! > > Thanks all! > > -Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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