MartinS 4 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 Thanks, I have contacted Josh. We were sailing with reefed main sail for the first time last weekend. We had an issue with luff reefing cringle. When we lowered the mainsail to put in a reef our cringle was still too far away from the cringle horn and we couldn't lower the sail any more. I had to tie an extra line to luff cringle to attach it to the horn then. The sail was pretty baggy after that. It worked but was suboptimal. I don't have any photo at the moment but though I will ask anyway. Does this mean our boom is too low and should be higher? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 45 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Had you eased the sheet and the vang before trying to lower your main to the reef? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,413 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 That is normal. Get two ss rings too big to pass through the cringle. Sew them to either end of a piece of webbing that passes through tge cringle. One ring goes over the bulls horn, the other jams in the cringle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 492 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Why couldn't you lower the sail any more? You may have to take out a slug if that's what holding the main to the mast 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinS 4 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 I couldnt lower the sail more because the rail (or whatever is the correct name) in which luff slides along the mast terminates in some distance from boom and does not go all the way down to the boom. What BP suggested will probably work but tack and clew will be “fixed” at different height. I thought that was the main problem but I might be missing something. Will have a proper look on the weekend and take some pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cantab 341 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 14 minutes ago, Black Panther said: That is normal. Get two ss rings too big to pass through the cringle. Sew them to either end of a piece of webbing that passes through tge cringle. One ring goes over the bulls horn, the other jams in the cringle. This is the way to go but instead of sewing a webbing between the rings use a length of single braid dyneema and just lash them, you can adjust the length and fit it in place. Much easier than dropping slugs out and keeps main tidy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,413 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 The boom will end up an inch or two higher. That's a good thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cameron 57 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 DP is on to it. I have to remove 2 slugs from the mainsail track to put the first reef in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eruptn 77 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Black Panther said: That is normal. Get two ss rings too big to pass through the cringle. Sew them to either end of a piece of webbing that passes through tge cringle. One ring goes over the bulls horn, the other jams in the cringle. A rope shackle works too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 846 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 We had this on SO. We reset the boom gooseneck height (it was at its lowest point) and that fixed the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinS 4 Posted August 17, 2021 Author Share Posted August 17, 2021 I found a photo which shows the issue. Also if I reset the gooseneck height the force loading the sail will act higher. So I guess this will affect the stability of the boat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 492 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Take the pin out and lower the sail. When you lash the reef point down make sure you take a turn around the mast to stop it pulling out the track 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinS 4 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Sounds like an easy fix. Thanks all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MartinS 4 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 Finally could go sailing after the lockdown and yes, it was an easy fix. Another stupid question. Is it a good idea to climb up the mast when the boat is in the water? I mean the boat is not big and it has only lifting keel… (stratus 747 with lifting keel) I dont want to end up in the water or worse in neighbour‘s boat… Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 492 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 If you're just into cruising or not totally performance driven then think about getting slugs put on the mainsail luff. Makes life a lot easier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,413 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 9 hours ago, MartinS said: Finally could go sailing after the lockdown and yes, it was an easy fix. Another stupid question. Is it a good idea to climb up the mast when the boat is in the water? I mean the boat is not big and it has only lifting keel… (stratus 747 with lifting keel) I dont want to end up in the water or worse in neighbour‘s boat… Thanks. Depends what you ate for dinner. This is where children can actually be useful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
splashprincess 14 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 10 hours ago, MartinS said: Finally could go sailing after the lockdown and yes, it was an easy fix. Another stupid question. Is it a good idea to climb up the mast when the boat is in the water? I mean the boat is not big and it has only lifting keel… (stratus 747 with lifting keel) I dont want to end up in the water or worse in neighbour‘s boat… Thanks. Yep should be no problems to go up the mast, just preferably when it's not super windy. Ooopps it's Wellington in springtime ... so just pick your day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 339 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 11 hours ago, MartinS said: Finally could go sailing after the lockdown and yes, it was an easy fix. Another stupid question. Is it a good idea to climb up the mast when the boat is in the water? I mean the boat is not big and it has only lifting keel… (stratus 747 with lifting keel) I dont want to end up in the water or worse in neighbour‘s boat… Thanks. or you could wind the keel fully up and pull the mast down to you.... Been done many times for righting tests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eruptn 77 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 8 hours ago, marinheiro said: or you could wind the keel fully up and pull the mast down to you.... Been done many times for righting tests or installing the windex you forgot to install ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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