Re: tapered masts and reefed sails
>the
> So, do you try to pull the slack out of the lacing after setting
> reef?That's what I did when reefing my Brick. A hassel, but without doing
>
> Peter
it the sail set like S___. Well you get the idea. I'd just pull the
extra lacing line in and cleat it off to a small cleat on the mast.
The invention of track and slides certainly solved that difficulty.
Reed
>Let us suppose that the lacing between the top reef's tack and theContinuous lacing or "forth & back" or the X-style Bolger has written up
>head of the sail is a fixed length, i.e. tied off at both ends. Then
>it is either loose when the sail is at full hoist, or too tight with
>the reef in. No?
should work fine if the luff is kept taut with downhaul and halyard.
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> If one goes with a "over-over-under" lacing pattern or followsLet us suppose that the lacing between the top reef's tack and the
> the one suggested somewhere by Bolger.ie;lashing succesive loops up
> along the mast AND lays out and rigs the lacing while the mast and
> sail are on a clean lawn then one can see that the moment
> tension is taken off the main halyard, these loops will
> open up considerably and lossen their grip on the mast.
head of the sail is a fixed length, i.e. tied off at both ends. Then
it is either loose when the sail is at full hoist, or too tight with
the reef in. No?
So, do you try to pull the slack out of the lacing after setting the
reef?
Peter
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wrote:
If one goes with a "over-over-under" lacing pattern or follows
the one suggested somewhere by Bolger.ie;lashing succesive loops up
along the mast AND lays out and rigs the lacing while the mast and
sail are on a clean lawn then one can see that the moment tension is
taken off the main halyard,these loops will open up considerably and
lossen their grip on the mast.
As for reefing a Micro,or at least the way I used to do it,it is
really very simple; 20 feet of stainless steel sailtrack from
Defender Industries. Amazingly elegant :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
wrote:
>Hi Peter V.,
> If one has a tapered mast with a laced-on sail, what happens when
> reefing? I'm thinking that the lacing near the head of the sail has
> to enlarge to accommodate the larger mast diameter at a lower
> altitude.
>
> For that matter, how do you Micro guys handle the snotter when
> reefing?
>
> Peter
If one goes with a "over-over-under" lacing pattern or follows
the one suggested somewhere by Bolger.ie;lashing succesive loops up
along the mast AND lays out and rigs the lacing while the mast and
sail are on a clean lawn then one can see that the moment tension is
taken off the main halyard,these loops will open up considerably and
lossen their grip on the mast.
As for reefing a Micro,or at least the way I used to do it,it is
really very simple; 20 feet of stainless steel sailtrack from
Defender Industries. Amazingly elegant :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan
If one has a tapered mast with a laced-on sail, what happens when
reefing? I'm thinking that the lacing near the head of the sail has
to enlarge to accommodate the larger mast diameter at a lower
altitude.
For that matter, how do you Micro guys handle the snotter when
reefing?
Peter
reefing? I'm thinking that the lacing near the head of the sail has
to enlarge to accommodate the larger mast diameter at a lower
altitude.
For that matter, how do you Micro guys handle the snotter when
reefing?
Peter