David
I have my boat rigged for reefing from the cockpit with what I call a "high" Cunningham. I will try to describe what I have done. The end of a length of 3/8 braid is retsrained with a figure 8 knot on the bottom side of a pad eye mounted horizontally on the port side of the mast below the boom and slightly forward. That lines runs up through the first reef cringle and from there down through another pad eye on the stbd side of the mast mounted directly opposite to the one on the port side and from there to a block at the base of the mast and then to a turning block (deck organizer) on deck to a Lewmar clutch and then to a number 10 barient winch. The clew is rigged much the same as you describe. Works great for reefing from the cockpit and functions well to tighten the luff as a Cunningham when not reefed. This setup has functioned trouble free for me for many years and it does not present any problems at the end of the day when the time comes to pack the main away. _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David Knecht Sent: January 2, 2014 3:38 PM To: CnC CnC discussion list Subject: Stus-List Reefing the main I have three reef points on my main, and I want to set things up to make it easier to reef when the weather turns nasty (a fairly frequent occurrence here). I have two reefing lines led to the cockpit from the leech so that part is easy to do with the autopilot on. I am thinking to set things up so that I don't have to leave the cockpit any more often than necessary and so the luff is the trickier one. What I played with last summer was attaching the Cunningham to the reefing ring on the sail with a block on a snap shackle. It acted as a Cunningham normally, but when I needed to reef, I could just pull down the Cunningham instead of hooking the ring on the boom horns. This would mimic a double line reefing system without having to rig an extra line. If I needed a second reef, I could move the snap shackle/blockt to the next reefing ring quickly. Anyone see a reason for not doing this? I can't see that the cunningham and reef line can't be dual purpose. My concern is whether you can get enough tension on the Cunniingham to get the luff tight when you crank on the halyard without putting too much force on the blocks that the Cunningham runs through on the deck. Dave David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6468 - Release Date: 01/02/14
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