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Even if..

Posted By: Bob Frak
Date: 6/5/08 8:34p.m.

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In Response To: Be sure the outhaul is on as hard as can be (Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS)

Even if you get a good reef in at the dock before heading out, like I did, you may tear the main right along the boom from the leach, like I did, to however far it gets before you dump the main sheet, like I did. I know it's happened to others also. My main wasn't so old that it was overly weak. There is a reason there are reinforcement patches at the outhaul and reef points. I know if I would have taken the time to put even a large triangular sticky back sail patch on and reefed to that point it wouldn't have ripped the sail. I had an actual reef point put in my new main and will rig it to make use of it. That way I can leave the vang attached and still make use of it also. I think if the mainsail feed slot was higher up the mast the sail wouldn't creep up like it was on you Paul. When I had to reef when underway I would drop about twice the amount of sail I wanted to reef and stick my left arm between the mast and boom and force the sail back with my left forearm as I cranked with my right. Then hoisted the main again. Bob

Messages In This Thread

Main sail reefing question. -- Paul Germain, 2023 C -- 6/5/08 8:16a.m.
You were in a close reach, weren't you? -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 6/5/08 8:42a.m.
Be sure the outhaul is on as hard as can be -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 6/5/08 4:21p.m.
 Even if..  -- Bob Frak -- 6/5/08 8:34p.m.
How far up are you reefing? New reef point? -- Paul Germain, 2023 C -- 6/5/08 10:10p.m.
It's -- Bob Frak -- 6/6/08 4:20a.m.
prefeeder/sails -- Paul Germain, 2023 C -- 6/6/08 7:14a.m.
Sorry -- Bob Frak -- 6/6/08 11:40a.m.

 

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