No second reefing line
- Thread starter Bluenose
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I'm frankly confused by the description of what Bluenose of Halifax (presumably soon to be "blue" because of cold?) said he has.
Above is the STANDARD Neil Pryde specs for the B331 conventional main sail. i.e., NOT the in-the-mast furler.
- I can tell from the comments above that others must be confused.
- The specs clearly show two reefs are provided.
- These apparently are two sets of SINGLE LINE REEFING
- It's possible that someone rigged one set of "double line reefing" for the first reef; and then??? I have no idea???
- Anyway, below are some shots from the manual. The bottom two diagrams tell the story.
- Oh, and Bluenose, do you have a copy of the manual for your boat? If not....you might download one.
What am I missing here? I'm confused by some of the comments above?
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He most certainly has the set up you posted. I might have caused your confusion by referring to this as “simple two-line systems”, meaning two lines control BOTH reef#1 and reef#2. It is possible that someone incorrectly routed the two OEM installed reefing lines in a two-line reefing system on the reef#1. You could do that, but it would not be as designed. The sail is loose footed BTW. Good on you for posting those diagrams.
OK, I found them and yes I have seen them in the book. I have the 4 blocks on the sails. But the only line that comes out of the boom is for the #1. From the look of that diagram, the #1 is spotted, the #2 is bold black - wonder if that means outside the boom?? (not likely)
When I take her out in a few weeks, I'll take the boom off and look harder. It appears that there is no other lines in the boom on the internal sheaves. Maybe someone pulled it out by mistake. I won't give up until I find the solution!!
When I take her out in a few weeks, I'll take the boom off and look harder. It appears that there is no other lines in the boom on the internal sheaves. Maybe someone pulled it out by mistake. I won't give up until I find the solution!!
Bluenose, if the line isn’t on the deck, then it was removed and needs to be restrung.
You will simply need to do that. You need to make the line long enough for the second reef (it will be much longer the the first reef NEEDs to be.
Did you just get this boat? Maybe the line is still on the boat somewhere?
You will simply need to do that. You need to make the line long enough for the second reef (it will be much longer the the first reef NEEDs to be.
Did you just get this boat? Maybe the line is still on the boat somewhere?
Sheesh- just put in a new one and be done with it. You have great diagrams to go by. On the other hand wait a while and you may find you'd never use a #2. I hardly do on a B323.
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Ron; Chesapeake Bay must be a bit more benign than Lake Michigan, I use my second reef nearly as much as reef #1. Either that or I have wimpier crew.
Bluenose; just bite the bullet and string a new line. Its really not a difficult process. I pull mine out every couple of years and end for end them. I have even put in a longer internal outhaul and brought it back to the cockpit.
Bluenose:
Tie a messenger line from the foward or aft ends of the boom where you can get to the line that you have. Then you can pull it through the boom to the other block.
Just before you get to the other end, you can grab it with a tweezer or hook or ...; and then you can string it to the other block.
Or get an electrician's "snake" or wire puller, and just do it that way with a line. The rest of the diagrams that I posted above should allow you to get it done.
Bluenose:
I did not need to take the boom apart, nor even remove it from the mast. I just made certain that the other reef line and outhaul were pulled tight and was careful not to get the lines tangled as I fed them through the boom.
@Bluenose , you may run into problems at the luff with your second reef. I'm still trying to figure out mine. The way my main is constructed, there are 'jumper' lines to the slugs for the first reef, to allow the sail to drop away from the mast when reefed. There are no jumpers for the second reef. My sail-maker told me this was intentional to avoid to much sail flopping around in a second reef, and I would have to manually remove the slugs from the track for the second reef. I'm not really happy about this as it means a trip to the mast in heavy weather. Anyhow, did not want you tearing off slugs when putting on your second reef, if yours is similarly designed.
No, my sail does not come away from the mast at the first reef. When I pull the line, the block on the sail comes down to the boom, as does the one on the aft end of the boom. The sail stays attached to the mast; it only comes off the mast at the end of the season. Makes sense??