My boat has two reefing lines running from the aft end the boom (turning/exit blocks at tip of boom), through boom, a variety of blocks, and ultimately led to the cockpit.
But, i do not have any sort of turning or cheek block on the boom.
We dont have to reef that often, but Ive tried two techniques:
1) tie the reefing line to the reef point, then use some line to tie the reef point to the boom once the sail has been lowered. So my reef line essentially becomes an outhaul, and my short piece of line becomes the "clew slug". this sort of works but is cumbersome.
2) run the reefing line through the reef point in the sail, then tie it to the boom, essentially making a 2:1 purchase when you crank on the reefing line. the line then becomes both an outhaul of sorts, and a clew slug. this is easier, but doesn't seem fast because you can never get things really tight.
my crew all has different opinions on how this should be done.
what is right? am i missing hardware on the boom? I've seen this done a variety of ways on other boats so unsure what the intention was.
thanks - dan
