Jiffy Reefing ??

[John]

Just brought my '76 Hunter 25 home, and need a little help with the Jiffy Reefing.If anyone has pictures, or a diagram of there setup(or if you live near CT and will let me see it) I would appreciate it greatly.

 

[Dan DeDeker]

a few ideas

I'm sorry I don't have any pics, but I came up against the same problem when I got my Hunter. Here's a few ideas that may help you. 1.)Z-Spars (that is US Spars) may have a website or customer service that can be of help, they were great with me! 2.) Harken.com has some really nice depictions of internal reefing, that may help too. 3.) The basic set up is this: you have an outhaul in the middle aft position, it self cleats on the front of the boom, but you will probably want to get a deck block and a decent cleat as it tends to slip. The aft portside line is the reefing line, it runs up through the reefing clew and back down to a padeye underneath the boom-just tie it off while rigging. This too cleats up front. The aft starboard line is the topping lift-it too cleats up front. There is really no system for the tack, I set up a simple cunningham that I just uncleat and run through the tack reef cringle when I drop the main for reefing. I hope this helps somewhat!

 

[John Allison]

Same Here

This is the setup that I use. It is simple but difficult to accomplish in a rolling, pitching boat. Thus, rule of thumb, if you think you need to reef before leaving the dock ..... do it now!

 

[jcherubini]

See Schaefer Marine

Schaefers' have a really good diagram in the back of the catalogue depicting single-line slab reefing. I am putting two such set-ups, one on either side of the boom, for two separate reef points.In brief it is a line dead-ended at the gooseneck, run up through the forward cringle, back to the after cringle, down to a cheek block on the boom and forward to a cleat on the side of the boom. Be sure to locate the cheek blocks so as to allow the reef line to pull at the right angle as an outhaul for the reefed sail (i.e., far enough aft).To reef, slack the halyard, take up on the reef line till the rest of the reefing eyes come down to the boom, and make the bundled sail fast before readjusting the halyard or downhaul. In theory it is the easiest way to go-- ideal for singlehanding.JC 2

 

[Matt]

Harken has a nice diagram

I was in the same boat (no pun intended), then came across a perfect diagram on the Harken site, under rigging tips.Matt