I have forgone lazy jacks. I like to watch my crew try to flake the laminate sail. The more the better. When it is my wife and I do it, no problem. 3 or more crew is really fun to watch.
Eric 34+ PS My wife worked in the fashion industry so she knows how to fold :) On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 6:19 PM, Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>wrote: > Your way is absolutely right, Jonathan. If you tension the clew before the > halyard, you stand a good chance of ripping the bolt rope or slug out of he > main. > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Feb 8, 2013, at 5:55 PM, "Indigo" <ind...@thethomsons.us> wrote: > > βTo reef, lower the main, one person hooks the little strap to the hook > on the gooseneck, and another hauls in the leech line (my boat has a small > winch on the side of the boom and a cleat just forward of that). *When > the line is tight, then secure it and hoist the main back up.β* > > * * > > I have always tensioned the halyard first (stops the ring on the strap > falling off the hook) and then the leech line. Is this incorrect? > > > > Jonathan > > 35-III β Connecticut in the Blizzard! > > * * > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Gary Nylander > *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2013 4:16 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Main Reefing System > > > > There are two ways to go - a single line system which can be controlled > from the cockpit or a two-man system. > > > > The two man system is easier to rig. Put a reefing cringle about 3 feet up > the luff of the main - my sailmaker then put a short strap through the > cringle - the strap has a ring at each end. Attached to the gooseneck of > the boom is a hook, mine is nearly a circle - of about 1/4 inch stainless. > > > > About three feet up on the leech of the main, put another cringle. On the > boom, put a flush fitting block on one side and a padeye on the other, > about a foot in from the end of the boom (make sure when your main is > dropped down, these will be able to pull back on the main leech). > > > > The reefing line is run from the padeye, up to the cringle on the leech, > down to the block and then forward along the side of the boom (some run it > inside - maybe that's better if you reef a lot, around here we don't). > > > > To reef, lower the main, one person hooks the little strap to the hook on > the gooseneck, and another hauls in the leech line (my boat has a small > winch on the side of the boom and a cleat just forward of that). When the > line is tight, then secure it and hoist the main back up. > > > > The single line system just continues the reefing line forward to the > gooseneck and then through a block up to the cringle at the luff and back > down to something to secure it. Sometimes people run this through a block > at the base of the mast and then back to the cockpit - to a winch. Then one > person can do the whole thing. > > > > I hope I explained it OK. > > > > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* johnr...@aol.com > > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > *Sent:* Friday, February 08, 2013 3:53 PM > > *Subject:* Stus-List Main Reefing System > > > > I will put a reefing system in for the loose-footed main on my 29-2 this > spring. Would appreciate any suggestions or plans from all you > knowledgeable folks out there. > > > > John McLaughlin > > C&C29 MKII, "Falcon" > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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