[C320-list] Clew Tension with Reef in Mainsail

[Dennis Browne]

You might want to try this: My outhaul exits the aft end of the boom, goes through the cringle in the leach of the sail, back to the aft end of the boom, through a previously unused sheave and terminates with a stopper knot. After a couple of years, you'll need to cut the stopper knot off if you need to remove the sail, but it seems to work well in SoCal. Of course I can't remember the last time we needed to reef here...

Denny Browne
A Cappella #935
Redondo Beach
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> On Sep 18, 2016, at 6:57 AM, David Cushman <ittips99 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> 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?
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> Dave Cushman
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> It Tips
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