Here's a couple pics of how the reefing line is setup on my boat (by previous owner).
The lines are tied off at the reefing point clew and go in to the aft end of the boom. There are clutches at the mast end of the boom.
The 2 issues I am facing are:
1. There is no way to get the reefing point clew all the way down to the boom unless I am missing something. As a result the foot luffs a lot.
2. The line is 1/2" I think or maybe heavier. Pulling it through the clutches is a pain in the ass.
Any ideas on how to change this? For 1 above, I was thinking I could just use a bunch of ties through the cringles and tie off around the boom when reefed. But this is only possible when I have the second reef in.
For 2, How thin a line can I get away with?
Any other ways to rig the reefing line?
Pardon any terminology errors - I'm a newbie sailor.
Thanks
The lines are tied off at the reefing point clew and go in to the aft end of the boom. There are clutches at the mast end of the boom.
The 2 issues I am facing are:
1. There is no way to get the reefing point clew all the way down to the boom unless I am missing something. As a result the foot luffs a lot.
2. The line is 1/2" I think or maybe heavier. Pulling it through the clutches is a pain in the ass.
Any ideas on how to change this? For 1 above, I was thinking I could just use a bunch of ties through the cringles and tie off around the boom when reefed. But this is only possible when I have the second reef in.
For 2, How thin a line can I get away with?
Any other ways to rig the reefing line?
Pardon any terminology errors - I'm a newbie sailor.
Thanks