Boom furling reefing and a kicker.

[Balbas]

I've just been thinking about my soon to be completed purchase - which comes with a boom rolling reefing system. Which is fine - if a little outdated. But then I suddenly thought - how does one arrange a kicker / vang?

 

[VicS]

I've just been thinking about my soon to be completed purchase - which comes with a boom rolling reefing system. Which is fine - if a little outdated. But then I suddenly thought - how does one arrange a kicker / vang?

By rolling in a length of webbing ( or a sail bag for little boats

OR with a reefing claw, which will also need a guy to the boom end.

OR Manage without

OR convert to slab reefing. This is the best solution.

I had a reefing claw. I converted to slab reefing!

 

[Daydream believer]

I used to roll in a length of webbing on my Stella, but eventually I changed to slab reefing which gave a far better set to the sail and was quicker

 

[William_H]

As said plan on converting to slab reefing once you get the boat and try it out with a bit of sailing. Just watch the weather hoping you do not have to reef. best wishes olewill

 

[Balbas]

Well this is no longer my soon to be completed purchase, it is now my recently completed purchase.

And the answer to the kicker conundrum is that there is a wire that runs from the front of the boom to the rear, and which is on a swivel at either end. 1/3 of the way along the boom there is a ring, to which the kicker attaches.

So its probably not as effective as a more conventional arrangement, but it'll do for now.