[C320-list] Second Reef Line Arrangement

[Chris Burti]

Dennis,
Commitment is rigged just as yours is. I've never really needed a second
reef as I don't sail offshore and if I did need it, I would just  do it on
deck as I tend to reef early anyway. Instead, I rigged the outhaul through
the deck block and organizer as I need to adjust that regularly and wanted
to be able to do it from the cockpit.

At one point I was using the second reef line as a cunningham and it was
quite useful to flatten the luff.


Chris Burti
Commitment #867
Farmville, NC


On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 1:19 PM Dennis Cookson <dennis at cooksons.net> wrote:

> Hmm - no replies on my query to date.  Does anybody have a functional
> second reef?
>
> > Dennis Cookson
> > #577, 1999
>
> > On 3 Jun 2020, at 17:32, Dennis Cookson <dennis at cooksons.net> wrote:
> >
> > Our 1999 C320 came to us fitted with a mainsail equipped with two
> reefing points, but whereas #1 reef has a single line that pulls in both
> fore and aft (thanks to the in-boom pulley block), #2 reef has a line that
> only hauls in at the boom end. We currently have no mechanism at the luff
> and I’m interested in what other 320 owners have done to remedy this. There
> are no reef horns at the gooseneck, and I’d prefer not to fit them given
> the possibility of accidental sail damage.  The C320 manual offers no
> advice in this area other than to say the second reef line is a single line
> of 70’ in length.
> >
> > I’m thinking of using a Cunningham for the #2 luff reef, or even just a
> short Dyneema line from the gooseneck fitted with a snap shackle or S hook
> for quick attachment when required. Do I really need 4:1 purchase or
> similar for a reef line?
> >
> > What works best for you?
> >
> > Dennis Cookson
> > #577, 1999
> >
> >
>
>