I use a 4:1 tackle attached to the mast base and led back to the cockpit. I used 4:1 just because I already had the blocks. 3:1 or 2:1 would work just as well. The upper end has a “Cunningham hook” or “reef hook” that slips into the grommet. The nice thing about the removable hook is that I can take it out of the Cunningham cringle and use it in the reef cringles. Instead of reef hooks on the boom I just ease the main halyard to a predetermined position, put the Cunningham hook in the appropriate reef cringle, and give a little tug on the tail of the tackle to get the luff nice and tight. On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 12:10 PM John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Hi all,
Just curious what anyone has for a cunningham/downhaul setup on their M17. Pics if ya got 'em. Looked through pics I have saved from list, but nothing much shows that part of rig.
Now that I have the mast gate I can use tack reefing lines easily. I had just been using one of those cleats for a downhaul line tied to eye on gooseneck. I see that in another pic someone posted long ago. But now I need a separate setup.
Thinking of just putting another v-cleat further down the mast...nothing fancy, no racing setups with multiple blocks etc.
Ideas welcome...
thanks, John
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