I have 3 reefs in my main and have all 3 sets of cheek blocks and cleats on my boom so that the reefing system is completely contained on the boom. I prefer a 2 line reefing system with an individual lines so the boom is a little busy but a choice of small cleats and harken micro cheek blocks makes it all work pretty well... On Oct 6, 2016 7:54 PM, "David Rifkind" <drifkind@acm.org> wrote:
On Oct 4, 2016, at 8:49 AM, swwheatley@comcast.net wrote:
Yes, early M17s usually carried Reggie Armstrong sails so your jib probably is original and your main is not.
At 42 years old, that jib has lived almost as many lives as a cat, but you probably knew that already.
Interesting that your main has 3 reefs. That 3rd reef would correspond with some pretty hardcore sailing.
I’m curious how you handle multiple reefs. My main has only one. I assume you don’t have three full sets of reefing tackle on the boom. What do you do with them?