Would you have pictures of this reefing arrangement? Is sounds interesting,
but I'm having trouble visualizing the details.

Thanks,

Shane Wilson
SV Muse - Panda 40
Port Townsend, WA

>From: "Scott & Debbie" <svdebralee@gmail.com>
>Reply-To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>To: baba-l@ballreich.net
>Subject: Re: [Baba-L] Reefing on Tashiba 40
>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 11:49:45 -0700
>
>Rich,
>
>We own a Baba 40 and the reefing lines are led externally along the boom
>(from the reefing track) through line stoppers to a small boom winch.
>Works
>great. I dislike internal lines, so the reefing lines are easy to see and
>use, and not likely to be lost using this method. We even reefed in 40kts
>rolling downwind last July with little trouble.
>
>Scott and Debbie
>S/V Debra Lee
>
>On 10/4/06, Richard Cassano <rcassano@optonline.net> wrote:
>>
>>Has anyone changed the way a 40 is rigged for reefing?
>>
>>I started looking for alternative methods to reef. Using the small winch
>>under the boom and on the back side of the mast is a terrible
>>arrangement. Yes, it can be done, but bringing in the new reefed clew on
>>the small winch when only a half turn can be achieved is a nightmare in
>>bad weather.
>>
>>The only idea I have at this time for change is to mount a small winch
>>on the starboard side and forward on the boom. Mount "T" track on the
>>same side of the boom below the clew reef points and run the reefing
>>lines from the sail to a block on the "T" track and externally, forward
>>to the boom mounted winch. This would require stoppers mounted on the
>>boom so the reef line can be secured.
>>
>>What have others done regarding this? Do the Baba 30/35's have the same
>>issue?
>>
>>Rich Cassano
>>S/V Gray Eagle, Tashiba 40
>>
>>
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>Scott & Debbie
>S/V Debra Lee

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