[Alberg30] Mainsail reefing?

[Brian and Elaine Timmins]

If you don't have a jack line in the luff, have your sailmaker move the
slides far enough away from the reef cringle so that it can reach. It's not
teribly expensive to do and can be done during the winter lay up / cleaning.
Brian  A30 #497
----- Original Message -----
From: "sousa, stephen" <sousa_stephen at emc.com>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Mainsail reefing?


> Joe and Randy,
>
> The term is "Jack Lines" which were installed on many boats like the
Alberg
> 30. The lines provide the luff of the main to remain slack during reefing
> with slides on the track. Otherwise some of the slides have to be removed
> from the track and provide the slack in this manner.
>
> Stephen Sousa
> #114 Carina Vela
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vinegar joe [mailto:snarkbuster at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 4:32 PM
> To: public-list at alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Mainsail reefing?
>
>
> i've got an alberg 29 that i believe is set up
> somewhat similarly.  in order to deal with this
> "problem," the sail slides on the bottom half of my
> mainsail are on a line that is woven into the the luff
> of the sail. by loosening this line when the sail is
> dropped for reefing (or anything else), the slides
> stay in the track, but the sail and reef points have
> some "sagability" and can make it down to the boom.
> (it only took me two seasons to figure out why this
> arrangement was on my boat.)  i probably haven't
> explained myself very well, but i have seen a similar
> arrangement on other boats and it works well.
> bz of vinegar joe
> --- Randy Katz <randyk at bertschi.org> wrote:
> >     Stormy days are comin'...
> >
> >     Here's a problem/question--  I had a second set
> > of reef points put in
> > the main.  When the sail is lowered for reefing,
> > because the sail track ends
> > well about the boom, that luff reefing grommet stops
> > about 1.5 feet above
> > the boom.  With the clew tightened down, and the
> > tack tied off above the
> > boom there's a long stretch of mainsail tensioned
> > well above the boom.  (Are
> > you following this?)  Reef ties can be fastened to
> > the sail bottom, but it
> > seems odd.  It seems to work OK, but looks a bit
> > unorthodox.
>
> >
> >     Anyone know what I mean?  Are there any dangers
> > with this (i.e. Over
> > stressing of the sail?)
> >
> >     The only solution I can think of is to extend
> > the sail track down the
> > mast another foot or so, but it seems like an odd
> > thing to have to do.  Most
> > sailboats have longer sail tracks, thus making this
> > a non-issue.
> >
> >     Any thoughts about this appreciated.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > Randy Katz
> > Gr. 3
> > Bertschi School
> > 2227 - 10th Ave E.
> > Seattle, WA. 98102
> > USA
> > 206-324-5476 X301
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