My crew has, with some practice, learned how to fold my main once and roll it up to be tied to the boom when at the dock.
Saves some wear and tear on the sail and is probably about as fast as flaking it. It takes at least 3 to do this well. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C&C 36 XL/kcb Greenville, NC cenel...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: Eric Baumes <eric.bau...@gmail.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Fri, Feb 8, 2013 6:35 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Main Reefing System 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 littlestrap to the hook on the gooseneck, and another hauls in the leech line (myboat has a small winch on the side of the boom and a cleat just forward ofthat). When the line is tight, then secure itand hoist the main back up.β I have always tensioned the halyard first (stops the ring onthe 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] OnBehalf Of Gary Nylander Sent: Friday, February 08, 20134:16 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 becontrolled from the cockpit or a two-man system. The two man system is easier to rig. Put a reefing cringle about3 feet up the luff of the main - my sailmaker then put a short strap throughthe cringle - the strap has a ring at each end. Attached to the gooseneck ofthe 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 anothercringle. On the boom, put a flush fitting block on one side and a padeye on theother, about a foot in from the end of the boom (make sure when your main isdropped down, these will be able to pull back on the main leech). The reefing line is run from the padeye, up to the cringleon 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 wedon't). To reef, lower the main, one person hooks the little strapto the hook on the gooseneck, and another hauls in the leech line (my boat hasa small winch on the side of the boom and a cleat just forward of that). Whenthe line is tight, then secure it and hoist the main back up. The single line system just continues the reefing lineforward to the gooseneck and then through a block up to the cringle at the luffand back down to something to secure it. Sometimes people run this through ablock at the base of the mast and then back to the cockpit - to a winch. Thenone 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, February08, 2013 3:53 PM Subject: Stus-List Main Reefing System I will put a reefing system in for theloose-footed main on my 29-2 this spring. Would appreciate anysuggestions 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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