[C320-list] Second Reef Line Arrangement

[Dennis Cookson]

Hi Joe, thanks for the reply.  If I understand correctly, your second reef uses a single long line that pulls down both aft and at the luff?  So it is permanently attached to the #2 cringles at each end?  That is not quite the same arrangement as our #1 reef, because that uses a back-to-back block which slides up and down inside the boom. I could see why you need to add blocks at each cringle.  

I would not generally set out in winds that need this second reef, but we often have changeable and gusty conditions here on the UK south coast and you never know when it might be critical to have it available.

Dennis Cookson
#577, 1999



> On 10 Jun 2020, at 20:11, Joe Luciano <jnluciano at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Dennis,
> 
> I have an installed a second reef line on Second Wind, our 2005 C-320.  I had the 2 reef points put in on the main within the first year or two I bought the boat.  So, my second reef line has the same set up as the first reef, with the line led aft on the other side of the companion way.  My reef set up is a single line to the cockpit, with blocks on the reef points at the mast, and tied to the aft reef points.  This removes a significant amount of friction when reefing.  It works well, though I rarely use the second reef.  However, it’s nice to know it’s there in case I get stuck out in a real blow….
> 
> Joe Luciano
> #1024
> Anacortes, WA
> 
>> On Jun 10, 2020, at 10:54 AM, Crosby Roper <vmdatsea at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> Probably the simplest solution would be to rig a Cummingham at the tack end. Should be easy to do
>> 
>> Crosby  Roper VMD
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>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Second Reef Line Arrangement
>> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
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