[C320-list] Second Reef Line Arrangement

[Chris White]

 Dennis
You can fix the second reef with a luff line attached with a bowline, take the line straight down to a turning block on the deck, via a 30mm SS ring which should be attached to the mainsail shackle at the gooseneck.This line can then go back to one of the line clutches in the cockpit.You may need to add a Garhauer block at the base of the mast.I have organised my lines to cockpit as follows, from left to right:
Port side:2nd reef luff1st reef luffTopping lift
Starboard side:Boom downhaul1st reef leech
2nd reef leech
Main halliard
Hope this helps
Chris WhiteYacht Dandy #449Hamble River UK 

  

    On Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 17:33:03 BST, 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