Haul in the rear reef line as you lower the sail. Then you don't need the topping lift. I did it a lot on my M15. The topping lift might be better though. --Gary Hyde 2005 M17 #637 sailboat 'Hydeaway 2' On Apr 23, 2010, at 5:54 PM, Joe Murphy wrote:
I agree. I can't see in my minds eye how to reef without securing the toping lift first. If not, how do you keep the boom up when you drop the sail?? Joe M17 Seafrog ----- Original Message ----- From: eisenee@aol.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 3:23 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sage Marine
You still need that topping lift when reefing and shaking the reef out. Eldor
-----Original Message----- From: ndorf@surfbest.net To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Thu, Apr 22, 2010 3:39 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sage Marine
Plus, Sal, with a backstay you can do away with the need for a opping lift if you have a spliced-off section to hook the end of the oom onto just while setting up and taking down.
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