Hunter H31 - The Sails; Reefing Instructions; Reefing Procedure; Shaking out a Reef

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nt
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r
31
• Sails and Ri
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12.
3
12.4 The Sails
As standard
y
our Hunter is equipped with a furlin
g
j
ib
sail and a drop down main sail. The mainsail is the sail
a
tt
ac
h
ed
t
o
th
e
a
ft tr
ac
k
o
f th
e
m
as
t
a
n
d
h
o
i
s
t
ed
with th
e
main hal
y
ard from the cockpit. The
j
ib sail is attached to
the
f
oresta
y
and like the mainsail hoisted with the
j
ib hal-
y
ard from the cockpit.
Mos
t H
u
nt
e
r
sa
il
boa
t
s
fea
t
u
r
e
th
e
co
ntr
o
l
of
th
e
m
os
t
important sail controls from the cockpit. In addition to the
main and
j
ib hal
y
ard
y
ou will find a main sheet line with
a winch at the a
f
t ed
g
e o
f
the cockpit to
g
ether with the
van
g
and or outhaul control
(
some optional
)
. The
j
ib is
c
ontro
ll
e
d
w
i
t
h
t
h
e
jib
s
h
eet contro
l
li
nes
l
ea
d
b
ac
k
to t
h
e
c
ockpit comin
g
either side. In addition the
j
ib
f
urlin
g
line
located to the starboard side of the cockpit allows the
safe and eas
y
unfurlin
g
and furlin
g
in of the
j
ib sail
.
12.5 Reefin
g
Instruction
s
1. Run both reefin
g
lines as illustrated in the boom &
ree
f
la
y
out. The shorter ree
f
line will be used on the
f
irst
reef
(
Starboard Side, Green
)
. The lon
g
er reef line on the
second reef
(
Port Side, Red
)
.
2. R
a
i
se
th
e
m
a
in
sa
il.
3
. Ease the mainsheet and van
g.
4. Lower the main sail to approximatel
y
the first ree
f
position.
5
. Take u
p
the slack in the first reef line until the tack and
th
e
c
l
e
w
a
r
e
do
wn t
o
abou
t 2”
abo
v
e
th
e
boo
m
.
6
. Ad
j
ust the main hal
y
ard so that the tack reef point is
not contactin
g
the
g
oose neck on the
f
ront o
f
the spar
and is appl
y
in
g
tension to the luff of the main above the
reef, not below. There will be approximatel
y
6”
(
150mm
)
of
stretch in the main lu
ff
and main hal
y
ard when the ree
f
-
in
g
line is tensioned, so, make sure that this is allowed
for when ad
j
ustin
g
the main hal
y
ard to locate the tack
r
eef
b
l
oc
k
.
7. Confirm that the tack reef
p
oint is still clear of the tack
shackle and that onl
y
the main lu
ff
above the ree
f
crin
g
le
is tensioned, not the luff between the crin
g
le and the top
stacked sail slide. Ease the reef line and read
j
ust the
hal
y
ard i
f
necessar
y
.
8
. Mark the hal
y
ard at the stopper with 1”
(
25mm
)
sin
g
le
band o
f
indelible marker ink. B
y
droppin
g
the hal
y
ard to
this mark ever
y
time, positionin
g
is made easier. The hal-
y
ard is automaticall
y
in the correct position for the reef
.
9
. Repeat the procedure
f
or the second ree
f
, usin
g
double
bands to mark the hal
y
ard in the correct position.
12.6 Reefin
g
Procedur
e
1. Head up into the wind.
2. Ease the mainsheet and van
g.
3
. Check the toppin
g
lift for adequate boom support.
4. Lower the main hal
y
ard to the appropriate mark and
snub the line with the stopper.
5
. Tension the reefin
g
line with the self-tailin
g
winch until
the ree
f
clew is brou
g
ht down to the boom. Appl
y
stopper
and tension the main hal
y
ard back up, ease the toppin
g
lift
(
if needed
)
.
12.7 Shakin
g
Out a Reef
1. Head up into the wind.
2. Ease the mainsheet and van
g
. Release the tension on
the toppin
g
. Lift
(
if needed
).
3
. Release the line stopper and remove ree
f
line
f
rom
win
c
h.
4. Tension the main hal
y
ard to raise sail, makin
g
sure ree
f
lines run
f
reel
y
while sail is bein
g
raised. Appl
y
stopper
to main hal
y
ard.
5
. Re-tension van
g
and mainsheet, ease the toppin
g
li
f
t
(
if needed
)
.
12.8 Spinnaker
(
Optional
)
To set the optional spinnaker usin
g
the dedicated hal
y
ard,
first attach the hal
y
ard to the head rin
g
on the sail. Next,
t
i
e t
h
e tac
k
d
own
h
au
l
li
ne to t
h
e tac
k
r
i
n
g
,
l
ea
d
i
t t
h
rou
gh
a
turnin
g
block on the deck near the bow, and run it a
f
t to the
c
ockpit. Set up the tack downhaul so the tack of the sail is
abou
t fiv
e
in
c
h
es
abo
v
e
th
e
dec
k wh
e
n th
e
sa
il i
s
h
o
i
s
t
ed
.
Attach the spinnaker sheet to the clew rin
g
o
f
the spinna-
ke
r
a
n
d
m
a
k
e
su
r
e
th
e
lin
e
i
s
l
ed
a
ft
ou
t
s
i
de
th
e
lif
e
lin
es
to a turnin
g
block on the toerail located
j
ust forward o
f
the stern pulpit. Then run it
f
orward to a winch allowin
g