Even Hood acknowledges the problem with reefing and says that
the continuous line units such as the 810 LD should be upgraded to a single
line unit if one wishes to use it for reefing.

You are probably correct about it being jam resistant, though.

What don't you like about the Harken? Which model do you have on your C&C?
I've heard that Harken makes a good furler.

When I learned about the hood, I found that it was NOT a reefer, only a furler.
Used in that regard it was excellent. We made occasional headsail changes when
conditions warranted. We found that we could reef with it, but I could easily
see that larger cam cleats were in order for it to be a reliable system.
I have an Older harken II on the C&C 32. It's only jammed once and it certainly
needed adjustment, but I feel that ALL spooling furlers can jam for some reason
ot another and the continuous line can't. I had a pretty bad experience with a
new scheafer unit as well, at least until I got it "just right." No such
worries with the Hood, which never required anything.


RB