Hi Folks,
The boom of my CP27, recently acquired, has in-boom reefing hardware. At the back of the boom is a place for a pin and sheaves, but there seems to be no mechanism to hold the pin in place. Here's a pic with my fat finger keeping the pin and one sheave in place; https://imgur.com/a/xIVKRpt
My question is, should there be something holding the pin in place or is the reefing line supposed to hold everything in there? It seems a recipe for losing the hardware to me. The pin is not wedging into the space in any sense, as I half expected it to. Maybe its too worn to stick?
Thanks for any info or sources for parts.
Pete CP27 "Nydra".
https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Isomat_Spars/Isomat_Booms/Isomat_AutoReef.php
This link should give you the information you need.
BobK
Thanks, Bob, I did find that diagram, but it is very much not obvious how the sheave pin is attached to the boom. I think I know in theory how to rig the reefing system, finding space for more lines led to the cockpit is another story!
For anyone in the future asking the same question. It turns out the reefing lines hold the sheaves into the boom end. This is not a great solution; I'm going to need to be very careful when removing the reefing lines each season not to lose the pin and sheaves. Hopefully I can hold off until she's on the hard before doing that. I can see my future self searching all around the stern of the boat on stands when I forget that I need someone at the end of the boom to "Catch" the sheaves and rod when pulling out the last reefing line. Ah well.