I have a new h260 and we're beginners... Over the last month the wind has got the best of us twice... Our main sail has one reef point and we've used it freguently. Our h260 instructor told us to get two more reef points installed. At the time I didn't see the need, but he was right. My question is how do you work the line that snuggs the main sail leach? Now its tied to the one reef point. Do I attach a hook the to end of the line and let it swing free until it's needed and then hook it to the reef point I want? I hope you can understand my babble... if not let me know and I'll try again. Thanks,
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Tom Hultberg
Two reef points should be enough ...
I have a 97 H26 and had a second reef point put in. That's all the wind I ever want to be in on this boat. Anything more than that and the sail comes down and the motor goes on.
I have a 97 H26 and had a second reef point put in. That's all the wind I ever want to be in on this boat. Anything more than that and the sail comes down and the motor goes on.
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Mark Cooper
The suggestion I've seen here
Is to get a rigid vang. Then use the line normally used for the topping lift for the extra reef. I liked the idea well enough to look into it; but the price of a rigid vang was a bit steep for me. Looking for another answer too, so keep me in mind if ya find one.
Is to get a rigid vang. Then use the line normally used for the topping lift for the extra reef. I liked the idea well enough to look into it; but the price of a rigid vang was a bit steep for me. Looking for another answer too, so keep me in mind if ya find one.
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Ray Bowles
Frank, On my 95 H26 I had a second reef..
point added in what is really the third reef position as the first reef on a Hunter 26 is in the second position and I have used the new reef a BUNCH! Works very well by the way. After I have tied in the first reef if I need the next (last) one I have had to remove the reef line and move it up to the next which is a pain in the butt. I am now installing rope cleat on the boom below the upper reef clew, so I can run a line thru the upper reef point on the sail and return it to the cleat and secure the second reef after using the first reef system up.
point added in what is really the third reef position as the first reef on a Hunter 26 is in the second position and I have used the new reef a BUNCH! Works very well by the way. After I have tied in the first reef if I need the next (last) one I have had to remove the reef line and move it up to the next which is a pain in the butt. I am now installing rope cleat on the boom below the upper reef clew, so I can run a line thru the upper reef point on the sail and return it to the cleat and secure the second reef after using the first reef system up.
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ED Quadrio
Hi Frank
Frank I just use line to tie the sail at the clue,the same point at the goonse neck,and midpoint lines. this will be quite simple for one more point. The two can be put in befor you leave the dock,and let out if need be. I have three on my h26,the thred I do not use much but wile it was at the sail maker it was cheep to put in, I have the effect of "4" main sails.
Frank I just use line to tie the sail at the clue,the same point at the goonse neck,and midpoint lines. this will be quite simple for one more point. The two can be put in befor you leave the dock,and let out if need be. I have three on my h26,the thred I do not use much but wile it was at the sail maker it was cheep to put in, I have the effect of "4" main sails.
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Tim Taylor
Rolling Reefers (don't laf)
i'm afraid i'm going to ask a question about your question rather than answering it but i've always had questions about reefing the main. why doesn't someone make a "rolling" reefing system for the main sail? i love my head sail system because it's infinitely adjustable and easy to adjust in a blow. more often than not i reef the main on the dock so i don't need to fuss w/ it on the water (i singlehand most of the time). i realize there would be problems w/ the main sheet and vang attachments but it would be infinitely adjustable not to mention just plain handy. am i overlooking problem that makes this impossible? just wondering. Tim Taylor "Carried Away"
i'm afraid i'm going to ask a question about your question rather than answering it but i've always had questions about reefing the main. why doesn't someone make a "rolling" reefing system for the main sail? i love my head sail system because it's infinitely adjustable and easy to adjust in a blow. more often than not i reef the main on the dock so i don't need to fuss w/ it on the water (i singlehand most of the time). i realize there would be problems w/ the main sheet and vang attachments but it would be infinitely adjustable not to mention just plain handy. am i overlooking problem that makes this impossible? just wondering. Tim Taylor "Carried Away"
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Tim Schaaf
rolling in the main
Actually, it is not a new idea. Once upon a time, roller reefing referred to the main boom, rather than the jib. Disadvantages included poor sailshape and the fact that the end of the boom drooped as it was reefed, sometimes quite dramatically, plus the vang and mainsheet problems you mentioned. There were simple fixes for these last two. Nowadays, mainsails can be rolled either from the luff or the foot. Issues include sailshape (these have been answered, to a degree), less sail area due to the lack of a roach in the mainsail, weight aloft, and expense. These systems are fairly reliable, but not perfect. Ask your rigger for more details, if you are thinking of going this route.
Actually, it is not a new idea. Once upon a time, roller reefing referred to the main boom, rather than the jib. Disadvantages included poor sailshape and the fact that the end of the boom drooped as it was reefed, sometimes quite dramatically, plus the vang and mainsheet problems you mentioned. There were simple fixes for these last two. Nowadays, mainsails can be rolled either from the luff or the foot. Issues include sailshape (these have been answered, to a degree), less sail area due to the lack of a roach in the mainsail, weight aloft, and expense. These systems are fairly reliable, but not perfect. Ask your rigger for more details, if you are thinking of going this route.
A friend had a boom furler.
A friend of mine had a boom furling system on an old Coronado. The sheet was on the end of the boom and you somehow used the winch handle to furl the mainsail AROUND the boom. Obviously there was no way to have a vang, but we had reefing. This was probably a late 60's design.
A friend of mine had a boom furling system on an old Coronado. The sheet was on the end of the boom and you somehow used the winch handle to furl the mainsail AROUND the boom. Obviously there was no way to have a vang, but we had reefing. This was probably a late 60's design.
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Ned Christensen
An "S" hook works well
Sorry for the late post. I have been sailing instead of logging on! I have a '95 H26 and reef often as most of us do. My main came with 2 reef points. I rarely use the first reef point and go right to the second one. I have the bitter end of the jiffy reefing line that comes through the boom attached to the sliding padeye on the bottom of the boom near the aft end. I then pull out a loop of it and hang an "S" hook on it. The hook can then be attached to the first or the second reef point. As you pull the reefing line through the boom from the gooseneck, the S hook in the loop pulls the clew of the main both down and toward the aft end of the boom. As a side note, bringing the boat "hove to" makes reefing stress free when you are out on the water when the wind builds. It is a great technique to master early in your Hunter sailing career. Reefing "early and often" is a fact of life on these boats as the large main can over power the boat quite easily. Best wishes, Ned Christensen "Second Wind"
Sorry for the late post. I have been sailing instead of logging on! I have a '95 H26 and reef often as most of us do. My main came with 2 reef points. I rarely use the first reef point and go right to the second one. I have the bitter end of the jiffy reefing line that comes through the boom attached to the sliding padeye on the bottom of the boom near the aft end. I then pull out a loop of it and hang an "S" hook on it. The hook can then be attached to the first or the second reef point. As you pull the reefing line through the boom from the gooseneck, the S hook in the loop pulls the clew of the main both down and toward the aft end of the boom. As a side note, bringing the boat "hove to" makes reefing stress free when you are out on the water when the wind builds. It is a great technique to master early in your Hunter sailing career. Reefing "early and often" is a fact of life on these boats as the large main can over power the boat quite easily. Best wishes, Ned Christensen "Second Wind"
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Frank
Thank you...
Thank you all for your responses. Yes, if the wind is up I do reef the main on the inial raising, but on the Chesapeake Bay the wind can change in seconds. The sail only came with one reef point, and in the first month of sailing her, with a reefed main,I've been over powered more than once, so I want another point. I believe I'm going to use a closing hook on the clew sheet to latch the main sail.
Thank you all for your responses. Yes, if the wind is up I do reef the main on the inial raising, but on the Chesapeake Bay the wind can change in seconds. The sail only came with one reef point, and in the first month of sailing her, with a reefed main,I've been over powered more than once, so I want another point. I believe I'm going to use a closing hook on the clew sheet to latch the main sail.
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