in boom lines led aft

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MIke43067

Has anyone led their "in boom lines", (reefing, topping lift and outhaul) back to mid boom? How did you do it and how does it work?
 
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Dave Condon

boom

It depends on the boom configutration. Can you tell us the manufacturer? It will either be a Kenyon/Isomat or Z-Spar Can you advise the manufacturwe befor giving any info.
 
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Tom M.

INTERNAL LINES

Question: does your aft section of the boom have more than one internal sheaves, if it has three, the center one is for the main outhaul, the other two is for jiffy reefing, Question: does you fwd section of the boom sets of clam cleats or additional sheaves, also 3/8" access holes for lines to be snaked through. If your boom has these features then you have the capability of jeffyreefing. what you may need is a securing ring approx. 2 1/2 ft fwd of aft sheaves tosecure your 1st reef line to, the line go's up to the aft 1st reef pt. on the sail, back down to the aft boom sheave then inside the boom through the 3/8" access hole thru the cleats or sheaves then up to the fwd 1st reef pt. on the sail, then down to the hook on the fwd boom, the 2nd peef line does the same thing as the first, using the other remainding aft sheave and the other side of the fwd boom thru the cleats or sheaves up to the 2nd reef pt. back down to the ther hook, to activate the reef sys. lower you main halyard, grab the desired (color coded ) reef line, and pull all excess line thru the open end of the aft of boom and cleat off on a cleat you may have to add on the bottom of the boom near the securing ring, this works for me!
 
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MIke43067

Hey , Dave and Tom

Thanks for your replies. My boom is a Z spar. The internal lines are outhaul, topping lift and jiffy reefing. My objective is to lead these lines back to midway on the boom to perform these functions from the cockpit. Has anyone ever done this?
 
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Jim Covey

Lines led aft

Mike, On my H26 with the Zspar boom, I led the lines aft to the cockpit and put additional Spinlock clutches in. All I had to do was mount some blocks at the base of the mast and install a new Garhauer deck organizer. If you didn't want to go the expense of clutches you could use cleats of some kind. I can testify that whatever setup you use, it is much better than having to go to the mast to make adjustments. Good luck, Jim Covey s/v Wampeter
 
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