[C320-list] Clew Tension with Reef in Mainsail

[David Cushman]

My reefing system for the main is rigged exactly as drawn in my owner's 
manual with the lead clew reefing line passing through a grommet hole in 
the mainsail and being tied around the boom. When reefed, there does not 
seem to be enough outhaul tension(too much draft in the reefed main) and 
the direction of the resulting outhaul should be pulling further aft. I 
noticed at the rendezvous that some owners have an additional eye 
beneath the boom at the aft end. Are there any suggestions as to how to 
get more outhaul tension when reefing the main by relocating the lead 
clew reef line position? Or any other suggestions adding different boom 
hardware or without having to add any hardware to the boom?

Dave Cushman

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