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Originally Posted by sailingdog

8:1 is probably overkill on almost everything. You're on a 34' boat...

C'mon... guy can dream can't he????


I also notice that you're using single line reefing. I would highly recommend you use double-line reefing, as it gives you much more control over the reefed sail's shape IMHO and is faster and easier to use.

I'm searching around now on that...Double line.. does that use a separate control line for the clew and Tack? You gotta sailnet link? I'm sure that's been discussed 1000's of times...I've come up empty..



I'd also agree that having line clutches on the pole life and downhaul are a bad idea.

Cool... I'll kill em.. I like the idea of putting a small 2:1 up front for the downhaul and keeping it simple on the cabin top.



Finally, you'll probably want to angle the line organizers a bit more, so that the two or three lines are running very close to each other, rather than spread out the way you have them on the drawing. This is to minimize the deck area they take up and help reduce the tripping hazard.

Yeah.. totally... this is more just to keep the concept clear....trust me...we'll get to that... heh

Thanks all!