I know.......I dropped the boom into the cockpit the first time I tried to reef. quite the experience since like most rookies I had waited a bit to long. Topping life followed the next day....LOL At your service Larry Pegg M-17 Pilgrim #55 -----Original Message----- From: Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Fri, Apr 23, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sage Marine 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. ______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats Remember, there is no privacy on the Internet!