[C320-list] Retrieve Reefing Line from Boom

[Scott Thompson]

On hull number 6 there is a chance that the more complicated reefing 
system is still in place -- the one with an internal shuttle block. In 
that case pulling "it" through may only serve to cause the same problem 
with the other reef line, because the "single line" system is really two 
lines in this case. If the reefing system uses an internal shuttle block 
you will need to retrieve that somehow. You can tell if you have this 
system by whether the other end of the line that pulled through is 
terminated by a stopper knot at the very end of the boom. In this case, 
retrieving the line is easy -- just reach in and grab the other end of 
it and pull, but the internal shuttle block that it is supposed to pass 
through may be harder to snag and pull out to the end of the boom. In 
the worst case the internal shuttle block will have been pulled all the 
way to the forward (mast) end of the boom. In that case you may have to 
disassemble the forward end to retrieve it.

This is why I ALWAYS tie a stopper knot in the reef line and outhaul 
line as soon as they are untied from the sail.


On 4/21/2017 7:13 AM, Jeff Hare wrote:
> Pretty simple actually.  Pull it all the way through. Borrow or buy an
> electricians fish tape from home depot for ~$12, feed it in one end tape the
> line to it and pull it back through.  It's happened to me with helpers the
> same way.  It's no big deal, you'll see.
>
> Now, if you're talking about the outhaul which may have an internal block &
> tackle, that's much harder.
>
> -Jeff Hare
> #809
>
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> Subject: [C320-list] Retrieve Reefing Line from Boom
>
> I am hoping someone can help me.  Last fall when my wife and I were
> preparing to haul our 320 for the first time, she pulled on the Reefing line
> and the end went into the boom.  Has anyone ever had to retrieve the line
> from the boom and if so, any suggestions on how I can do this?
>
> Jason Reynolds
> Affinity Hull #6
> Marion, MA
>
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