12-02-2008
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Sailboy-
One reason to use internal sheaves is to reduce the torque load of the reefing lines on the boom. The closer the sheaves the reefing lines use are to the centerline of the boom, the less torque they apply to it.
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Originally Posted by sailboy21
Buntline hitch works well with slippery lines. That, with a seized tail, is what I use for my reef lines which terminate on eye straps on the side of the boom. I don't like that setup but it hasn't failed yet for 3 years and several thousand miles. Some people seem to have success running the reef line through the sheave, through the cringe, down and under the boom and then back to the Becket on the block. Boats with modern booms seem to have everything internal with usually only one reefing line coming out of the end of the boom. I never understood trying to reef with the reefing line coming out of the end of the boom, such a bad angle.
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Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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