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tweeet65
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Initially Posted - 06/26/2012 : 16:31:28

Hey mates,

What do you 25 sailers use to reef the clew at the forward end of the boom?

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awetmore
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Response Posted - 06/26/2012 : 16:37:21

I have a two line jiffy reefing setup, with both lines running to my cockpit. The forward line (at the tack) goes straight down the mast to my deck plate, then back to the cockpit. The rear one (at the clew) goes down to a block mounted on the boom (likely stock when the boat was made), forward to another block under my boom, then down to the deck plate and back to the cockpit.

It is pretty easy to reef my boat under sail by turning into irons, dropping the main halyard, then tightening the two reefing lines.

I tried at one point to find a reefing hook that fit the C-25 boom and my sail, but wasn't successful.

I've also considered switching to single line reefing and think that is probably how my boat was setup originally. I think I like two line reefing better since you can adjust the tack and clew independently.

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pastmember
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Response Posted - 06/26/2012 : 20:18:41

The forward cringle is called the tack, the clew is the aft cringle. What Alex said. Welcome aboard.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 06/26/2012 : 21:53:45

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by awetmore
 ...I've also considered switching to single line reefing and think that is probably how my boat was setup originally. I think I like two line reefing better since you can adjust the tack and clew independently.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">The key advantage there is you can bring the reef tack down and in toward the mast before you bring the clew down, which tensions the foot, lessening the chance of popping some slugs.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 06/27/2012 : 03:27:13

I have tried single line reefing and two line reefing but what works for me since I rarely reef the main sail is setting it up before I leave the dock using the Ram's Horn Reef Hook at the forward end of the boom and a single line and block to reef at the aft end of the boom.

My original main sail had two reefing positions but when I had my new sails made up, I had it configured for only one position which is a bit more than the initial reef on my old sail.

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pfduffy
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Response Posted - 06/27/2012 : 05:11:18

I use a single line system similar to this one:

It works well for me, but I rarely sail in heavy weather and it is difficult for me to be far from safe harbor on the Barnegat Bay. I can reef from the cockpit and generally do so before I hoist the main.

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Davy J
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Response Posted - 06/27/2012 : 05:29:32

You will get varied opinions on this topic because everyone uses their boat differently. I use a tack hook:

I also have a line through the clew that runs through a block then forward to the mast. It looks like the rear half of the single line system above, but the line stops at a cleat on the boom close to the mast.

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tweeet65
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Response Posted - 06/27/2012 : 10:08:07

Thanks All!!!

Dave

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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 06/27/2012 : 11:53:57

Double line reefing, for me, having had experiences with the ram's horn, single line reefing and now double line, is that double line led aft to the cockpit is preferred. I find it far superior, since it's safer. Plus you never need the same tension on the tack as you do the clew. The clew needs a lot of force.

When ya think about it, the OEM setup with the ram's horn is actually double line reefing: the horn does the tack and the clew is a separate line. Right?

Only difference suggested is to run it back to the cockpit.

I wrote this based on a recent experience, and it doesn't matter where you sail, if you need to reef, you need to reef.

http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,6783.msg46861.html#msg46861

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