Main Sail Reefing - Catalina 36 Owner's Manual

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MAIN SAIL REEFING :
REEFING SHOULD ALWAYS BE DONE BEFORE I T BECOMES NECESSARY. SOME SAILORS USE
THE RULE OF THUMB THAT I F THE THOUGHT OF REEFING OCCURS TO YOU, I T I S TIME
TO REEF. SAILING AT EXTREME ANGLES OF HEEL, 2 5 DEGREES O R MORE, I S NOT EFF-
ICIENT, FAST, OR COMFORTABLE.
THE CATALINA
36
I S EQUIPPED WITH JIFFY REEFING, ALSO CALLED SLAB REEFING,
FOR REEFING THE MAIN SAIL. THE SYSTEM CONSISTS OF A TRACK AND T W O REEFING
CARS MOUNTED O N THE STARBOURD, OUTBOARD END OF THE BOOM. T W O CARS ARE PRO-
VIDED SO THAT T W O SETS.OF REEF POINTS CAN BE PUT IN THE MAINSAIL. T W O CLEATS
ARE LOCATED O N THE MAST BELOW THE GOOSENECK, FOR REEFING THE LUFF OF THE MAIN.
RUN THE REEFING LINES PROVIDED THROUGH THE CRINGLES (GROMMETS) IN THE
LUFF
AND
LEECH OF THE MAIN SAIL I N PREPARATION FOR REEFING. PER ILLUSTRATION,
ONE CREW STATIONED I N THE COCKPIT
AND
ONE CREW AT THE MAST ARE RECOMMENDED
FOR FAST, SAFE REEFING.
REEFING PROCEDURE:
1, TAKE UP SLACK I N MAIN BOOM TOPPING-LIFT, CLEATED TO-PDBT-SIDE OF BOOM.
2. RELEASE THE MAIN HALYARDS TO A PREDETERMINED POINT. MARKING THE HALYARD
WITH INK OR A COLORED THREAD WOVEN INTO THE LINE I S HELPFUL. RECLEAT THE
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HALYARD AFTER LOWERING.
3.
PULL THE LUFF CRINGLE DOWN TO THE GOOSENECK B Y PmLING THE LUFF REEFING
LINE THROUGH THE CLEAT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE MAST. BY PULLING THE LINE
UP THROUGH THE CLEAT, A 2 : l PURCHASE I S CREATED O N THE LUFF. TIE OFF THE
LUFF REEFING LINE WHEN THE CRINGLE MEETS THE GOOSENECK.
4.
EASE THE MAINSHEET.
5. PULL THE LEECH CRINGLE D O W N TO THE BOOM, B Y PULLING THE LEECH REEFING
LINE 'ON THE STARBOURD SIDE OF THE B O O M AND MAKE THE LINE FAST.
6.
TRIM I N THE MAINSHEET.
7. SNUG UP THE MAIN HALYARD AS REQUIRED TO FLATTEN OUT THE MAINSAIL.