Randy, I believe you are only supposed to use one ring at a time. Depends on which tack you are on. Pretty simple fix, as you noted, just need a little 1” webbing. I have some if you need it.
Bill Coleman Erie PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Randy Stafford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:08 PM To: cnc-list Cc: Randy Stafford Subject: Re: Stus-List Heavy weather sail trim I bought a new mainsail last year with two reef points including dogbones in the cringles. And I bought a gooseneck pin with ram's horns. Problem is the dogbones aren’t long enough, so I can only hook one ring, and I have to remove the sail stop to let a slug out of the track to do so. Easily fixed by my local sail repair guy after proper measurement, but just a PITA. Using the Cunningham with strong tackle / deck hardware seems like an efficient alternative. My Cunningham just has a cheek block and jam cleat on the mast - I’d prefer something beefier for reefing. Cheers, Randy Stafford S/V Grenadine C&C 30-1 #7 Ken Caryl, CO On Jun 19, 2019, at 8:13 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I have a slightly different system for reefing. I have a 4-1 downhaul with a stainless hook for attachment to the cringle and led back to the cockpit stopper. I have the main halyard premarked for a height that allows me to move the hook from the normal downhaul position to the reef point cringle. So I drop the main to the designated spot, move the hook, tighten the main halyard, then the downhaul, then the leech reefing line and ready to go. The position of the main halyard is much less critical with the hook because it does not tend to fall off the cringle like the dog bone rings fall off the horns. With lazy jacks and a Mack Pack, I don’t bother to tie the main around the boom. It is not much different in time and effort than attaching the dog bones to the horn, but since my main did not come with dog bones, this was a simple alternative. Dave On Jun 19, 2019, at 9:54 AM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Thanks, John, for this excellent write up of reefing - very helpful. Although we did go through reefing several times on our recent ISPA course, the boat was rigged a bit differently, and we also had a crew of 5, so things were much easier. The instructor's boat (a Formosa 43) used something similar to dog bones - just short pieces of rope - but they were very effective. He also added a rope wrapped around the mast and through the reefing cringle after the reef was in, and this is what I did when I had to reef on Monday. It seemed to work well, so I will measure space needed to clear the sail folds/slugs and make a short loop of rope to stay in the cringle for now. I like the strap and SS ring idea even better so I will look for the right size rings. And now is also a good time to mark the halyard since the reef is still in place! -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com S/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35 https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 3:46 PM Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: If you stay around the list long enough you'll hear people refer to "dog bones" in the reef cringles. They are short pieces nylon webbing passing through the sail grommet at each of the reef points along the sail luff. On each end is a SS ring. The rings keep the dog bones captive. The length of the bones is designed so as to accommodate the stack height of the sail slugs in the mast - shorter bone for the first reef and progressively lo ger for the second and third. A sail maker can make the bones for you the next time the sail is in for service. Alternatively you can make them yourself out of some amsteel or other small stuff. If you have a cunningham you can even arrange them so that one ring hooks on the horn and the other is positioned to be hooked by the cunningham. When going for the reef I've found it very effective to turn off the wind but not down wind. Maybe 60° to 90°. Release the traveler all the way so that the main luffs straight back in line with the boom. Simultaneously ease the halyard and take in the reefing line. It helps to have the halyard premarked so you know that you have lowered it enough. Once down, hook the dog bone. Harden the halyard and then the reef line. Remember to ease the mainsheet and vang too so that the boom can rise up to the new clew. Once it is all hardened up then you can lash the sail as needed and come back up to the wind. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD
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