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lancej
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Initially Posted - 07/07/2004 : 06:56:32

Just going over my single reefing line setup last night, and noticed a difference than the Harken catalog. My line leads from the cheek block aft on the boom to another cheek just aft of the gooseneck, up thru the grommet before heading back down to another cheek just aft of the gooseneck, to the mastplate and back. This was the only line led aft when I bought the boat.

But according to the Harken book, they show the foreward cheek on the mast rather than the boom, then up thru the grommet, then back to the mast, before heading down.

To be honest, I have only reefed the main a few times, and I am usually more concerned with my impending doom and my screaming wife than correct reefed sail trim when things get gusty. But if I am going to change, now is the time, with the boat (still

) out of water.

Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks!!

Lance
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RoofRoof
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Response Posted - 07/07/2004 : 10:45:25

Having the forward cheek block on the mast gives you a better lead of the line, so that the luff is tight. Problem is.....if/when the boom moves to the other side, the line gets stretched and/or pulls the sail gromet too tight. So, better keep the forward cheek block on the boom, and as far forward as possible.

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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 07/07/2004 : 11:14:56

Hi Lance,

The second cheek block that you describe near the boom gooseneck seems unnecessary whether on the boom or on the mast. Snickerdoodle has both first and second reef points set up with single line systems. Neither first or second reef point has the additional "exit" cheek block.

BTW, here's a link to the tech tips section to a photo of the mast base on Snickerdoodle. The swivel blocks at the mast base are for the Cunningham and both first and second single line reef systems. I tie these three lines to the handle on the main hatch so they're ready to reef when I am.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 07/07/2004 : 17:45:19

Lance,

What you describe sounds like the second cheekblock on the boom near the gooseneck might have to do with some other control line that could be on the boom.

When I rigged single-line first and second reefs on my C-25, I installed port and stbd cheekblocks on the boom near the gooseneck, one for each reef. After leaving those cheekblocks the lines go up to the reef tack cringles, and then back down through a metal lined fairlead on the side of the mast just below the level of the gooseneck. From there, the reefing lines follow the usual aft control line route of turning block at the mast base plate, deck organizer, clutch, etc.

-- Leon Sisson

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lancej
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Response Posted - 07/08/2004 : 06:34:35

Thanks guys, perhaps there was a second reefing line at some point, hence the existance of the cheek on the port side. My main has only one reef point, but I purchased the sail last year, as the boat came to me without one. In any event, I am going to leave the cheek just were it is then, and lead the line to the turning block via a fairlead on the mast. Perhaps I'll add a second reef point next year.

Thanks for all the help!

Lance

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Response Posted - 07/10/2004 : 11:23:01

Hey Lance,

Regarding impending doom and the screaming thingy...

Having had similar experiences, in self-defense and to insure that I stay married, I now reef before I need to when accompanied by spousal crew. However, after sailing with said crew for five years, she is pretty comfortable at 25 degrees of heel as long as the spray is not breaking over her head every minute. She hates cold salt water in her ears.

Be patient, lightness of touch, and so on...otherwise you will be single-handing more than you want to.

Jim Williams
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