Finally found a solution that seems to work well and gives the main great sail shape when reefed, without alot of friction or hassle.
I had tried to create a single line reefing system: installed harken ball bearing blocks on reefing tack cringles to try to get the friction under control. This involved a block on each tack cringle and two blocks at the mast step for each reefing line, plus friction of deck organizer - ugly is the best I can describe it! Difficult to put the reefs in and almost impossible to get the reef to shake out once the wind died down.
Never seemed to work as well as it did on my Dana or Flicka.?
The PSC 31 drawings do not specify SINGLE LINE REEFING, probably for that reason.? I now have a single line for the tack reefing webbing cringle that gets attached to either first or second reef with a quick release snap shackle. The clew reefing lines are then used independently of the tack line routed inside the boom (Le Fiel with rotating gooseneck) down to a block at mast step, then through the deck organizer to a rope clutch and self tailing winch.
The tack cringle reefing line is routed slightly forward on the mast step so that it pulls the tack down and forward, creating a nice crisp angle on the sail and keeps the sail shape proper when reefed. Since I have a loose footed main, the bunting lines are easy to tie in with no chance of binding on the boom.
Reefs go in nicely and shake out just as nice!
Daryl Clark
s/y Intuition - PSC 31 # 54
Daryl Clark