reef

I am in the process of speccing a new mainsail for an E35-3... which is definitely a learning experience (this will be my first purchased sail). For those of you that have 3 reefs (or 2 with one very deep), where did you specify them? I am told by a sailmakers that normal is 12/24/36% (up luff...

I plan to run the reefing lines internal of the boom on my E29 T. I plan to add two sheaves on the outside of the boom end in line with the outhaul and make guards for the sheaves to keep the lines on the sheaves. At the mast end I plan to have one exit hole with a cam cleat on an angled base...

I was thinking of adding a flattening reef to the main on my E28 in order to gain more flattening than the outhaul will provide. I have a lose footed main that is fairly new. I have always thought of the flattening reef as an outdated device for older sails that were shelf footed. Now I'm...

Getting ready to rig my sailboat with a jiffy reefing system. I have included a picture of my main sail. I assume the first reef point is the grommet in line with the "sail ties" attached to the sail and the second reef grommet is the one above that just below the horizontal black line. If...

Hi everyone, Wondering if I can get some feedback on this. Take a look at the shots below. Before you comment, you should know that I just got this boat last month, and what you see here is prior owner rigging work. :egrin: Ok, here goes: 1. You'll note the gooseneck toggle and how...

Interesting head sail with the true reef ties in it. I wonder how that works. Could a sail maker do that with my 140? This a photo from friends of mine's Baba 30 on a recent crossing from Ventura to Hawaii. You can see the rest of the photos at this link. It took them 28 days. Love the...

One thing that struck me as strange about Serendipity's mainsail was that there were no reef tacks. When the rigger came out to plan the standing and running rigging replacements he made the same observation. He also called the boom "substantial but crude" which we decided to take as a...

I am not sure this is an answerable question, about "ideal sailing wind", but I think your responses would nevertheless be helpful to many of us. As a relatively new owner of an Ericson 30+, I am still learning how she sails in various conditions, Compared with my previous 23' San Juan, the...

Hi All, I have an E35/3 with a Kenyon (sp?) mast. I tried furling the main at the dock yesterday & ran into a problem. The first reef is no problem, main drops, and first cringle goes around the gooseneck hook at base of mast without difficulty. 2nd reef is a problem. When I tried to...