MJWB

I used to pass a length of line trough the reef tack gromment and around the boom. No hooks, no spectacles. I had intended to fit the...

The position of the crinkles, their stiffness and distance from the bolt rope lead me to believe that they were never ment to hook over...

I have a short loop of line cow-hitched to the rings to help pull them over the ram’s horns. It stops my fingers getting caught between...

I made this thing to help hook/unhook the cringles/rings to the horn, one can pull with both hands it works quite well, I keep it at the...

Spectacles were much much better for me. The previous set of sail just had the cringle. In a blow, getting the cringle under the horn...

One would not try to fix the spectacle to both rams horn as it restricts how far down the track the sail can be pulled. IE it stops on...

An eye splice in both ends of a length of 8mm rope does a job for me.

Rams' horns...?

What are Cat's Eyes? | Reflective Motorway Studs Explained seems to suggest that the term is still very much in use.

Funny how terms change from language to language, in French they are called "dog's ears". The headsail feeder is called "cat's...

I did a bit of looking on the net since posting seeing as it's throwing it down. I believe on one site these were called flying...

Good idea like that

You can put blocks on them for reefing lines led back to cockpit...

You got there first.

They are called "reefing spectacles" and do make reefing with rams horns easier, just one side goes over a horn. A sailmaker should not...