I am used to a sailboat with a fixed boom so when I drop the mail sail by loosening up the halyard all I did next was use a hook to lock down the main sail at the tack for the reefed position. With the Monty 15 things will happen differently. Do you guys mark the mast where you want the boom to stay so when you drop the main you hook the clew at this new position then raise the main again to tension the luff? Seems like this takes time, when we reefed on the Precision we could do this very fast. Ideas you guys have are appreciated. M 15 #616 Another Wrinkle Smiley magoo252@comcast.net
I have a sail stop in the track where I normally like my boom with the full main. I have yet to reef under sail, but have reefed at the dock first. I leave the boom where it would be under full sail at the sail stop, use my hook on the tack reef cringle, and pull on my reefing line for the clew. Then I raise the main. Works fine. Daniel On Jul 14, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Karen and Smiley wrote:
I am used to a sailboat with a fixed boom so when I drop the mail sail by loosening up the halyard all I did next was use a hook to lock down the main sail at the tack for the reefed position. With the Monty 15 things will happen differently. Do you guys mark the mast where you want the boom to stay so when you drop the main you hook the clew at this new position then raise the main again to tension the luff? Seems like this takes time, when we reefed on the Precision we could do this very fast. Ideas you guys have are appreciated.
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both my M15 and M17 had/have movable goosenecks. like daniel i used/use a sailstop to position the boom. this is in combination with a cunningham for best sail shape. when i reef i usually hove-too and then shorten the main. both boats had/have slab reefing. i can reef more quickly on my M17 ... mainly because the M17 is a more stable platform than the M15 (M17 bounces around a lot less); and M17 will stay hove too more easily (M15 liked to round up or fall off as my body weight changed the boat's hull shape in the water). :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA :: Sailing Sage 17 #001 - AIR BORN --- On Thu, 7/14/11, Karen and Smiley <magoo252@comcast.net> wrote:
I am used to a sailboat with a fixed boom so when I drop the mail sail by loosening up the halyard all I did next was use a hook to lock down the main sail at the tack for the reefed position. With the Monty 15 things will happen differently. Do you guys mark the mast where you want the boom to stay so when you drop the main you hook the clew at this new position then raise the main again to tension the luff? Seems like this takes time, when we reefed on the Precision we could do this very fast. Ideas you guys have are appreciated.
M 15 #616 Another Wrinkle
Smiley
the 1st thing I would do is bolt that gooseneck down solid, noone will ever convince me there is a benifit to a sliding gooseneck. Eldor M17 Motu iti -----Original Message----- From: W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thu, Jul 14, 2011 7:45 pm Subject: Re: M_Boats: Lets Talk Reefing both my M15 and M17 had/have movable goosenecks. like daniel i used/use a ailstop to position the boom. this is in combination with a cunningham for est sail shape. when i reef i usually hove-too and then shorten the main. both boats had/have lab reefing. i can reef more quickly on my M17 ... mainly because the M17 is a ore stable platform than the M15 (M17 bounces around a lot less); and M17 will tay hove too more easily (M15 liked to round up or fall off as my body weight hanged the boat's hull shape in the water). :: Dave Scobie : former M15 owner : M17 #375 - SWEET PEA : Sailing Sage 17 #001 - AIR BORN --- On Thu, 7/14/11, Karen and Smiley <magoo252@comcast.net> wrote: I am used to a sailboat with a fixed boom so when I drop the mail sail by loosening up the halyard all I did next was use a hook to lock down the main sail at the tack for the reefed position. With the Monty 15 things will happen differently. Do you guys mark the mast where you want the boom to stay so when you drop the main you hook the clew at this new position then raise the main again to tension the luff? Seems like this takes time, when we reefed on the Precision we could do this very fast. Ideas you guys have are appreciated. M 15 #616 Another Wrinkle Smiley _______________________________________________ ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats When posting, remember that there is no privacy on the Internet!
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