Yup. My setup exactly. I have a clam cleat next to the boom vang cleat to keep the downhaul from going forward out-of-reach.Starscream wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:59 pm Sorry, I missed a couple of questions in this thread that I should have answered.
For the downhaul I first rigged it through the halyard tack-point. That was a mistake, and didn't work. It has to be attached to the top slug, so that the pulling force stays vertical. There's a dual turning block at the base of the mast, and another on the starboard side of the cabin top, led back to dual jammers mounted beside the winch. I used a 1/4" line for the downhaul. It's a nice option, because once the sail is down and the downhaul is jammed, the sail won't be going back up, as it occasionally used to, in the gusts.
Does your sail not have at least one line of built-in reef points? Not even the cringles?Starscream wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:59 pm I'll need something to properly attach the sail to the boom; I know, sail ties, but I don't actually know what a sail tie is, or how to use it.
That would be unusual.
If it has cringles were the reef points are, just run a 3 foot length of 1/4" line through it and knot it in place. Three are reefing lines, not sail ties. They stay in permanently. That's the normal set up.
I have not been too quick to try a single line system because I suspect there is a lot of friction involved that will upbraid the sail and dramatically shorten its life.