Good afternoon all. Just bought an Ericson 34 and am slowly working through the boat and its' systems, tidying up things the survey and I didn't catch and had a couple of questions which I will post separately. Thanks in advance for any input and apologies if the answers should be obvious to me.
The first is in regards to the reefing system. I have a Kenyon spar and boom with a T-track mounted starboard at the aft end of the boom for reefing. There are two sheeves/shives (sp?) at the end of the boom so the reefing lines can return to the mast and in to the cockpit. There are rams horns at the gooseneck end. There was no car on the track when I got the boat. I have looked at a dead end eye on the track, up to the first reef cringle then straight back to the end of the boom and this seems to work and allows me to get enough 'outhaul' tension on the first reef, but the loading/look doesn't seem quite right. I have tried simply tying off the reefing line around the boom as well but it seems to put unnecessary stress on the foot of the sail and the slides in the boom.
The second reef I can't quite figure as the loading doesn't work with the second reef cringle much further forward on the boom. A cheek block on the boom would make sense but is will cross the first reef line and not lead cleanly in to the end of the boom...
Am wondering if I have to tap something in to the boom or am I missing something simple and obvious? Any thoughts, photos or insights would be most helpful. Thanks
Derek
The first is in regards to the reefing system. I have a Kenyon spar and boom with a T-track mounted starboard at the aft end of the boom for reefing. There are two sheeves/shives (sp?) at the end of the boom so the reefing lines can return to the mast and in to the cockpit. There are rams horns at the gooseneck end. There was no car on the track when I got the boat. I have looked at a dead end eye on the track, up to the first reef cringle then straight back to the end of the boom and this seems to work and allows me to get enough 'outhaul' tension on the first reef, but the loading/look doesn't seem quite right. I have tried simply tying off the reefing line around the boom as well but it seems to put unnecessary stress on the foot of the sail and the slides in the boom.
The second reef I can't quite figure as the loading doesn't work with the second reef cringle much further forward on the boom. A cheek block on the boom would make sense but is will cross the first reef line and not lead cleanly in to the end of the boom...
Am wondering if I have to tap something in to the boom or am I missing something simple and obvious? Any thoughts, photos or insights would be most helpful. Thanks
Derek