All sailmakers know that reefing nettles (reef lines) are tied around the sails, not the boom. Most sailors, with any sort of experience, should know that too.
sam :-) Original Message From: Lee Youngblood Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 10:08 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Reply To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Reeflines "make it look pretty" Reeflines are a clever sail-makers trick. You'll want those - it's traditional right? If you tie them around the boom, you are sure to rip them out of the sail and split your main! Buy another main, and ask for a loose footed main. if you have to tie them, only loosely tie them around the sail - NOT THE BOOM! Sorry, my sailmaker friends my not like this post, but they know me. . . 2 cents, Lee >John; > >On my 38, the distance from the tack cringle to >the outhaul cringle of the first reef is about >11 12 feet. My first reef is somewhere between >4 and 5 feet above the loose foot of the sail, >and amounts to just under 25% of the area of the >main. So there is a lot of canvas that can belly >out in the wind and add to the draft of the >sail. > >If its blowing hard enough for me to reef the >main - say something around 18-20 knots true - I >want to get the sail as flat as possible. So >I've never considered the reef lines tied around >the boom to be a cosmetic thing. > >Rick Brass > >From: CnC-List >[mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf >Of j...@svpaws.net >Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 7:20 PM >To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >Subject: Re: Stus-List Re- heaving to > ><reef lines tied around the boom> > >I've never done that and consider it more a >"make it look pretty" thing. You're only >talking about a few feet of sail controlled by >the original outhaul and the new outhaul at the >reef point. It's pretty well sandwiched in >there. Same for the second reef although that >does get a bit sloppy. > -- _______________________________________________ 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
