I would think certainly fine for a 1st reef Maybe a traditional 2 line system for the 2nd?
John Sent from my iPad > On Jan 2, 2014, at 7:13 PM, "Jake Brodersen" <captain_j...@cox.net> wrote: > > David, > > If the cunningham blocks are robust enough, this shouldn’t be an issue. You > may want to upsize the snapshackle block if there is any doubt. > > Jake > > Jake Brodersen > “Midnight Mistress” > C&C 35 Mk-III > Hampton Va > > <image001.png> > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of David > Knecht > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:38 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 > > <image002.png> > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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