I've got a handshake on a 1988 E26. The boat is good shape, the surveyor gave me a thumbs up. There are few things that I need to do, but nothing drastic. I'm sure I'll be hitting you all up for information over the coming months (and years!).
One question - I'll be ordering new sails and I would like to have double reefs. The old sails were trashed (lost in a fire), so I can't look at them....and the present owner can't remember how the boat was set up for reefing.
There are two deck organizers on each side of the mast. Looking at the literature I downloaded from this site, I believe those were intended for the main, spinnaker, and jib halyards to be led aft. I see the boom near the tack has the reefing hooks and there are some toggles of some kind on the bottom of the boom.
So that leads me to believe that..
Thanks,
Bill
One question - I'll be ordering new sails and I would like to have double reefs. The old sails were trashed (lost in a fire), so I can't look at them....and the present owner can't remember how the boat was set up for reefing.
There are two deck organizers on each side of the mast. Looking at the literature I downloaded from this site, I believe those were intended for the main, spinnaker, and jib halyards to be led aft. I see the boom near the tack has the reefing hooks and there are some toggles of some kind on the bottom of the boom.
So that leads me to believe that..
- reefing was supposed to be done at the mast in the conventional way, rather than led aft. Is that right?
- And what are those toggle levers underneath the boom near the tack? The PO hasn't used the boat in past two years and can't remember.
- has anyone set up double reef lines and led them back to the cockpit? And if so, did you use the strap & rings on the luff of the sail? Or run in through a grommet (wc??) at the luff?
Thanks,
Bill