Re: Stus-List Reefing the main

[David Knecht]

Hi Dwight- I am presuming the double padeye setup is to prevent what Andy described?  It would put some forward pull on the cunningham to resist the rearward pull of the outhaul.  I had not thought about that problem and that is why this list is so great!  Glad I did not test it in difficult conditions.  The only thing I might do different from your setup is to put a block on the second padeye.  I can’t imagine pulling that line through the cringle and padeye is very efficient, but I guess with a winch doing the pulling you can get the job done. Also, I can’t see a way to easily to to the second reef point with this setup, so perhaps that one could use the horns.  Dave On Jan 2, 2014, at 3:18 PM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: 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.   David Knecht Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT

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