And another question..... Are most M17 owners going with 1 intermediate reef point or 2 reef points? Seems like a deep 2nd reef gets very little use. Does a compromise reef point (in between the two) make more sense? Bones ____________________________________________________________ Buckingham Confirms Unfortunate News risingstarnewspaper.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5ab107e62e1d17e665f1st03vuc
Bones, I ordered two reef points without much thought except to give myself the option to really shorten sail out on the water when a summer storm was making up very quickly. Unless you are worried about excess drag or flow over the sail, I would go ahead and get the second set put in. My two cents. Fair winds. Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 8:07 AM, bownez@juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:
And another question.....
Are most M17 owners going with 1 intermediate reef point or 2 reef points?
Seems like a deep 2nd reef gets very little use. Does a compromise reef point (in between the two) make more sense?
Bones ____________________________________________________________ Buckingham Confirms Unfortunate News risingstarnewspaper.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5ab107e62e1d17e665f1st03vuc
almost every boat i assisted with over the last seven years had a main with two reefs. IMO having two reefs is a lot like having an umbrella - have it you you will likely never need it, but if you don't. when i bought my M15 she didn't have two reefing points - got caught out wishing I had the ability to put in a second reef many times. when i purchased a new main for my old M15 it was with a double reef (sail was made by Harry). in contrast I've never double reefed my M17. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - https://m17-375.com/ <http://www.m17-375.webs.com> :: Truck camper - https://truckpopupcamper.wordpress.com/ :: Ramblings - https://scoobsramblings.wordpress.com/ :: former M15 owner #288 - http://www.freewebs.com/m15-name-scred On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 7:07 AM, bownez@juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:
And another question.....
Are most M17 owners going with 1 intermediate reef point or 2 reef points?
Seems like a deep 2nd reef gets very little use. Does a compromise reef point (in between the two) make more sense?
Bones ____________________________
Murphy's Law...
From my perspective its about having options, I would rather have the 2nd deeper reef and never need it, as opposed to getting caught out somewhere and really need it but not have it...
Keith *Keith R. Martin, P.Eng.* *Burnaby, B.C. Canada* *Serenity, M17 #353* On 20 March 2018 at 06:07, bownez@juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:
And another question.....
Are most M17 owners going with 1 intermediate reef point or 2 reef points?
Seems like a deep 2nd reef gets very little use. Does a compromise reef point (in between the two) make more sense?
Bones ____________________________________________________________ Buckingham Confirms Unfortunate News risingstarnewspaper.com http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/5ab107e62e1d17e665f1st03vuc
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