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Originally Posted by phallo153
After searching through the forum on this topic, I'm thinking reef hooks at the tack, and two lines - one for each reef point - at the clew; the line would run from the boom up to the cringle, down to a cheek block on the boom, then forward to a cleat near the tack so I could reef either point at the mast. |
This is exactly how I have the reefing system set up on my boat. It was the simplest system I could come up with and it works well. The only thing I am going to change for next season is my topping lift. Currently it goes from the boom to the masthead and down the mast to a
cleat. I am going to run it from the masthead back to the stern quarter and through a block and cam. This will allow me to slack my mainsheet and pull up on my topping lift from the cockpit before I go to the mast to reef, saving me the situation of going to the mast with slack already in my mainsheet or making two trips.