[C320-list] Reefing Setup

[Jeff Hare]

For the front one, I pushed a very short loop of heavy line.  Looped it through cringle, through the shackle on the block and back through the cringle with a knot on the back side. The block hangs on the short loop.  For the aft one I clipped the shackle to a SS ring on the other side that was a little larger than the cringle so it couldn't come through.  It's all worked perfectly since 2006 and haven't even the knot up front has been holding fine.

Here's a picture of the aft line.  What you can't see is that the block's shackle goes through the cringle and connects to a SS Ring on the back side.
https://c320.org/mediagallery/media.php?s=20081116102123811

You'll find more discussions ff you search the posts for: harken carbo

There may also have been a mainsheet article on this rigging.

-Jeff Hare
#809


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 Jeff,I assume you attached the block to the cringles using a small shackle?
Rich Nuzzolo#897Barbara RIta
 
 
 
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From: Jeff Hare <Catalina at thehares.com>
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Joe,

Normally there are 2 lines out the front of the boom.

1.  Reefing line as you've described.  On our boat this one is lead back to the cockpit cabin top winch.  Also, instead of running the line through the cringle as you've done, we attached a harken carbo block here and lead the line through that block instead so that it runs more freely.  We also did the same in the cringle in the leach of the sail.  That allows easier reefing with more even stress.

2.  Outhaul line which pulls the clue of the main back to the end of the boom.  This one is typically has a 2:1 block inside the boom so that you can get some  purchase on it.  On our boat, we lead this line back to the cockpit and leave our Spin halyard at the boom.

If you only have the reefing line, then maybe you have the clew of the mainsail just fixed to the aft end of the boom and not adjustable.
(personally, I don't really think the outhaul is particularly effective unless you have a loose footed main.)

-Jeff Hare
#809 Woodbine II

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From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of Joe Geiger
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 8:11 AM
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Subject: [C320-list] Reefing Setup

I have a 2000 C-320 wing-keel (Hull #722) and noticed my reefing system is setup differently than what is shown in the manual. 

My system only has 1 reefing line running out of the boom near the gooseneck which I ran down to a block on the boom kicker mount and then up through the port side reef cringle on the main sail. From there it is run through a starboard fairlead near the gooseneck, then down to the turning block on the mast base and back to the clutches in the cockpit. 

The manual has 2 lines exiting the boom at the gooseneck: one that attaches to the reef cringle via a reef hook and the other goes to the turning block at the mast base and then to the clutch in the cockpit. 

Did the design change? Does anyone else have their reefing setup this way? 

Joe
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Joe Geiger
VEGA (Hull #722)
Greenwich Cove, RI