Nay, nay!! Tie each one under the bundled sail (the "bunt"), **not**
under the boom. There should never be a load on these ties/cringles,
and running the reef ties under the boom allows for such a
possibility. They *will* rip out. [BTW, it is for this usage that a
square knot earned the additional name "reef knot"]
Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
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