A Cunningham hook has a very deep U-section that helps to keep it from falling out when the sail is dropped and flaked. I believe they are also available with the attachment eye at right angles to the hook. Henry On Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 8:19 PM John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Thanks Henry!
That's the "doh!" I was looking for...I forgot about using a reef hook on a cunningham/downhaul line. One hook and one relatively short line for tack grommet and all reef points. Great! Simpler than tack reef lines for each reef (especially the 2nd reef, on my sail anyhow).
Just took the fixed reef hooks off my boom. For the time being I can try one of them (bolt hole is just big enough for 3/16" line). If it works out well I'll get a proper hook for use with line.
Speaking of 2nd reefs...mine makes a super tiny sail. Smaller than my El Toro sail. Smaller than an Optimist even!! Somewhere around 30 sq ft. I don't really want to think how hard it would be blowing when I'd need that... :-O
cheers, John
On 6/30/19 11:44 AM, Henry Rodriguez wrote:
I use a 4:1 tackle attached to the mast base and led back to the cockpit. I used 4:1 just because I already had the blocks. 3:1 or 2:1 would work just as well. The upper end has a “Cunningham hook” or “reef hook” that slips into the grommet. The nice thing about the removable hook is that I can take it out of the Cunningham cringle and use it in the reef cringles. Instead of reef hooks on the boom I just ease the main halyard to a predetermined position, put the Cunningham hook in the appropriate reef cringle, and give a little tug on the tail of the tackle to get the luff nice and tight.
On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 12:10 PM John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Hi all,
Just curious what anyone has for a cunningham/downhaul setup on their M17. Pics if ya got 'em. Looked through pics I have saved from list, but nothing much shows that part of rig.
Now that I have the mast gate I can use tack reefing lines easily. I had just been using one of those cleats for a downhaul line tied to eye on gooseneck. I see that in another pic someone posted long ago. But now I need a separate setup.
Thinking of just putting another v-cleat further down the mast...nothing fancy, no racing setups with multiple blocks etc.
Ideas welcome...
thanks, John
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