[Rhodes22-list] Seaward 26

[Mary Lou Troy]

Will,
This may be the wrong list to ask about reefing points <grin>!

Congratulations on the new boat!!!!!! Inboard or outboard?

Don't drop the keel until you are well past Haven Harbor.

Mary Lou


At 06:49 PM 4/12/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Those also ordering the 26. Have come up with some tech questions from 
>what i saw Friday and Saturday.
>
>Reefing points.... As i saw it there was only one, seems like this doesn't 
>quite cut it. Should a second be added in? Also, noticed there is no 
>opening mid sail to put sail ties on and keep the bundle together. Just 
>the reefing line and forward reefing point that attaches at the boom.  And 
>the biggie, the reefing line looks like it is to be cleated off at the 
>boom by the mast. Should the lines not be run aft into the cockpit to 
>enable single handing? I guess we were looking in to try to figure out a 
>system and have everything run back to the cockpit for easy control and 
>was wondering if anyone else was planning something similar.
>
>Winches... The halyard winch seemed a bit difficult to work with winching 
>up the sail and hanging on to the working end of the line, self tailing needed?
>
>Will Barry
>     wp.barry at att.net
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