Reefing Hook

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Gary Britton

I whould like to know if ayone knows where I can find a reefing hook for my Daysailer. I have a 17' daysailer, and would like to see if I can find a reefing hook so I can have the main sheet in the middle of the boom instead of at the end of the boom after reefing. I have tried to contact DRMarine a couple of times via e-mail, and have not heard from them at all. I have also tried to find the web site for Cape Cod Shipbuilders, but it does not seem to exist anymore. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Gary
 
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Rod Johnson,

I think you mean Reefing Claw

I think you are refering to the Reefing Claw, I don't think Rudy has any, but I could be wrong. Cape Cod Shipbuilding may have one sitting around, but it may not be the right size for a DS. I'd give CCSB a call anyway, the Goodwins are worth talking to. Now, after saying that, I had a reefing claw for my DS II, I tried using it....what I found is that the roller-reefing really didn't work very well. The botrope on the sail made it hard to get the gooseneck to re-engage it's lock and so the sail often as not would suddenly unroll. I converted to a "slab-reef", also know as "Jiffy-Reefing" on my DS II, it cost me about $60 to have a sailmaker add the reef, plus about $20-30 in hardware. This works MUCH better than the roller-reefing ever did. Roller-reefing was the "latest thing" in sailing in the late 1960's and early 1970's, but has now gone out of favor due to the "old-fashioned" slab-reefing being so much better. The problem with that is that due to roller-reefing not being as popular....the reefing claws are hard (maybe not impossible, but) to find anymore. You might try a local Marine Consignment store? A reefing claw looks like a sort-of "C" shaped metal device, with plastic or urethane rollers on each end of the C, and a shackle at the bottom (opening of C points up). The opening in the "C" is about 1-2" wide to fit over the sail. The Claw slides along the boom and the mainsheet attaches to the shackle.
 
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Gary L. Britton

reefing claw

Rod: Yes, it is Reefing Claw and NOT reefing hook. Guess I was just having a senior moment, which seem to seem to be more common as time goes by. I do appreciate the info. I have been trying to decide whether to leave things as they are with the boat, or like you did, add the jiffy reef. Thank you again and I may just try to contact Cape Cod Shipbuilders. Gary
 
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