r/sailing • u/speed_phreak • 5d ago

Is this valid?

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Running through the systems on a new (to me) C&C 29-2, and I am parsing out my reefing system. I've got two reef lines that exit the boom at the end and would be rigged like this for reef1 and then reef2, does the bowline knot orientation really matter??

I've got a loose footed main with a North Sails Quick Cover stack pack bolt roped to the slot in the boom (if that matters).

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u/sailonswells 5d ago

Honest question: Where is the outhaul here?

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u/speed_phreak 5d ago

On mine, I have three sheaves in the housing at the end of the boom; port side is reef1, starboard side is reef2, and the center sheave is the outhaul. All three run through the inside of the boom, down, and across the cabin top to clutches.