Does it interfere with putting in a reef?


"bushman" wrote in message
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Why I like my MackPack.
I feel the same way about the lines and cover messing up my air flow
across
the sail, but we aint racing here, we're cruising and enjoying ouselves.
I think the MackPack is good for the sail. The sail stays in the lines and
does not hang on other objects or fall to the deck to be snagged or
stepped
on. Being tightly furled and sinched down is not good for the sail cloth,
being loosely flaked on the boom keeps the cloth and stiching from being
creased. Also the sail can breath and dry out in the sail cover.
Interesting thing I learned at the Sail show this weekend. Travis Blain of
Mack Sails told me to box up my old MackPack and send $53 to have any
repairs done. I will report back when it returns.
- Allen
P.S. maybe I am just a lazy sailor.

"johnhh" wrote in message
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Does it interfere with putting in a reef?

Not really. I have to go to the mast to reef and always later than I should,
if you what I mean. I can reach in by the mast to hook the cringle and then
haul the out haul and let the cover hold the middle, I don't always tie the
reef lines.
One of the speakers at the show suggested attaching the top lines out on the
spreader a bit to make more of an open V to catch the sail. I'll have to
look at that and see.
- Allen

Thanks Allen.

Do you think having the lazy jacks threaded through the grommets in the
cover makes the system work better ? I guess there is enough friction that
the covers stay up when desired, yet can be slid down for sailing. Did I get
that right ? Probably reduces chafe on the cover as well.

My lazy jack "halyards", I suppose they could be called, after exiting
above the spreaders, pass through fairleads inserted in holes in the
spreaders to do just as you were told.