[Rhodes22-list] Critical Standard Mainsail StandingRigDimensionsFor Rhod...

[Saroj]

I don't ever reef with the roller feature... seems much too cumbersome plus
I have a bail on the lower side of the boom to which is attached a homemade
boom vang.  I do have the swivel at the aft end with two bar attachments
(for want of the technical term).  One "bar" has the topping lift attached
and the other, the main sheet block assembly.  I reef either by lowering the
boom or tying down the reef points or both (rare).

Saroj
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <FredkLange at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Critical Standard Mainsail
StandingRigDimensionsFor Rhod...


> I had one of those rollup booms for reefing the main on my Javelin.  Used
it
> for racing because it preserved the shape of the main that minimized
heeling
> on a reach so the boat would plane.  But you couldn't use the vang and had
to
> use end-boom sheeting, giving a disadvantage on a course with a more
upwind
> layout.
>
> When not racing, the tradeoffs weren't worth figuring out.
>
> Fred
>