I have a line running through the grommet, giving theoretical 2:1, which is cascaded to a 3:1 at the mast base. I use 1/4" line for the control since there's so little load on it, it runs to a cleat on the cabin top at the cockpit.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 25 January 2015 at 15:54, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > My sailmakers opinion is that pulling the sail down is counter intuitive > to getting more power aloft. That being said I have a 4:1 block and tackel > coumpounded to a 2:1 for an equivalent 8:1. I can unhook the block and > reattach it to the "dog bones at either of the reef points and have a 4:1 > if I didn't have time to hook the opposite ring or 8:1 if I did manage to > hook it. 8:1 is over kill but it is pretty cool to be able to almost > completely raise and adjust a main with a 47' luff without having to use a > winch. > > The halyard and Cunningham are run to the cockpit jammers and winches. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > On Jan 25, 2015 6:32 PM, "David Paine via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I'm buying a new mainsail and I am going to ask a ridiculous-sounding >> question. Do you have a Cunningham grommet in your mainsail? I do not >> in my current sail but that is because Hood made the sail with a jack line >> (or lace line) which serves the purpose. My new sail definitely won't have >> a jack-line. Some adjust luff tension with the halyard, others use a >> separate Cunningham grommet with a many part tackle (or lead the Cunningham >> line to a winch) to set the luff tension. My sailmaker has an opinion but >> my question is, which do you use? The Cunningham is useless when reefed, >> of course. >> >> Cheers, >> >> David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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