Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37

Mar 15, 2023
11
Hunter Legend 37 Hampton
Ok.... I have a 1986 Legend 37 and the sail has at least 2 reefing points. Everything I seem to find would suggest that there are 2 reefing lines in the boom... except that I only have one. Along with that I have the outhaul for the sail as well. And just now thinking about it, raises another question... the rope for the outhaul goes to a pulley on a car inside the boom and around that pulley... the wire cable is attached to the back side of the car and out the sheave at the aft end of the boom. But the new question is, where does the end of the rope go. I don't see it.

The original question that brought me here was I only have one reef line "system" with the forward line from the forward reef point through the fairlead, down through the sheave and into the boom. It then goes to a pulley car and back to the sheaves at the front of the boom, out, down the mast, and back to the cockpit. The second pulley on that car has the line that runs from a stop knot at the aft of the boom, to the car, and back to the aft and out a sheave there, to the aft reef point. That all makes sense, but it uses 2 (count 'em, 2) sheaves out of 4 at the front of the boom, leaving me only 1 for a second reef "system". I can't seem to figure out how that's going to work.

I'm looking for any input or suggestions. The forward end of the boom looks like the pics attached (Blue coded line is outhaul, red is reefing system):

Top:

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Bottom:
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Mar 15, 2023
11
Hunter Legend 37 Hampton
So I've been searching for answers for the last how ever long and it would appear that the line to the deck organizer (back to the cockpit), is supposed to go over or between those little white rollers at the bottom of the forward part of the boom. and the line that goes to the forward reef point is supposed to be under the sheave and up the mast? It would make sense, but the smaller things on the bottom have me puzzled. Why so small, and does it go between them or over the top of the topmost one.
 

BrianQ

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Jan 10, 2024
26
Hunter Legend 37.5 Havelock
The forward reefing line, the one that runs up to the forward cringle, doesn't go over one of the forward sheaves, it goes under the same sheave that the line runs over going into the boom to the shuttle block, then down to a turning block on the mast. The picture below shows how the lines are routed.

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Mar 15, 2023
11
Hunter Legend 37 Hampton
Brian, thanks. That is the most clear diagram I've seen yet! One problem tho ... I don't have item #2 on my mast. Of course, if I'm supposed to have that, it would explain a lot!

Oh, and the fairleads on both sides are bent out at the bottom ... weird... I'd think that would get in the way of the line coming from the turning block (#2)
 
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