Scubapro Reef Hook

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When reef 4 is needed it will obviously be blowing a bit. How do I rig a reef line to the clew cringle? About 4 feet up from the foot or bottom edge of the sail, you will see two or three or more holes sewn into the belly of the sail. These are your reef points. From cam cleats to the recently acquired 'Karverized' Pontos winches, Karver have a plethora of high-performance hardware and furling solutions. Look for a location that is away from delicate organisms and is strong enough to withstand the force of the current. And quite frankly, the sense of accomplishment and confidence you will have when you have navigated your vessel through your first heavy weather, successfully reefed sail and made it to the safe side of the storm to see the sun shine again, can not be overstated.

Now that you have found your reef points take a reefing line or sail tie and feed it through the holes.A reef hook dive is a drift dive. Not true at all. During a drift dive, you fully expect and even want to travel down the reef in the current. In a hook dive, you want to stay in one spot and wait for things to come to you. When attaching yourself to the reef hook, use a sturdy attachment point that is strong enough to support your weight.Avoid putting too much weight on the hook or pulling too hard on the reef. This can cause damage to the surrounding ecosystem and potentially harm the wildlife that lives there. Affordable and powerful electric winch handle Ewincher has recently introduced their new electric winch handle - Ewincher SE, which stands for Special Edition. At a first glance it's difficult to find the difference from Ewincher 2, but somehow the price is considerably lower. Posted on 7 Sep Defending your boat

I have also seen reefing systems where they feed heavy monofilament up through the sail in lieu of reefing lines. It’s not my favorite design because again, it is never rigged correctly after the first day it is installed. On one run I made up Pamlico Sound to Ocracoke, I had my wife blowing chunks for six of the seven hours we were out there. This questions is typically better suited for a sailmaker. Here are my two cents..I believe that the top reef is always at about the same location. The fabric weight can only handle so much and reducing sail beyond that would require a different (heavier) sail. The amount of reefs you have just break down the area below that top reef. Much like a transmission in a car, if you have a four speed you can still go 85 VS a 6 six speed, there are just more shift points before you get to 85. Does that make sense at all? In addition, sailors that have sailed with the Karver Reef Hook have stated that its simplicity and high performance make it an efficient reefing system with provides complete satisfaction out at sea, never letting a reef drop out. There is a lot of bad information there about what a reef hook is and how they're used. The purpose of this thread is to discuss the proper use of a reef hook. If you want to add on yet another "My condolences to the family" post, please do that here:Safety First: If you’re using a reef hook on a dive, it’s probably not for beginners. Diving in current is no easy task—even when you’ve hooked in. The hook can dislodge and separate you from the group. Powerful currents have even been known to flood or remove a diver’s mask. You can’t always predict what will happen, so make sure to put your safety above taking awesome images.

No chafe - Reef lines will no longer chafe or break; lines are no longer permanently under tension in the jaws of jammers. Once hooked in, inflate your BCD until you are in a perfect position. Do not forget to deflate your BCD before unhooking, though, because otherwise, you will launch yourself to the surface.

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My rule is anything over 15 I would prefer to have a reef rather than not. But your boat might love a stiff breeze and only wake up at 20 so don’t go by my rules. Reefing can be a struggle, but that’s not inevitable. The wise skipper will make life easy as possible for the crew. Done properly, it only takes thirty seconds or so to put in a reef. The bottom line is hook diving is different. If you're going to engage in the activity, you need to make changes to the way you do the dive. Think about the process, visualize what's going to happen on the way out, as you hook, as you unhook and as you head towards your safety stop. It's not inherently dangerous, or at least no more inherently dangerous than diving is anyway.

There are many variations and details in setting up one of these systems on your boat. Please consult with your local rigging professional to determine which set up is the best for you. Reefing Winch Below the Boom Before getting to “hooking in,” using a reef hook begins during dive preparation. Most reef hook lines are long, so you don’t want to get tangled in the line. The best way to avoid this is to use a “daisy chain” method to condense the line until ready for use ( video here). A stable position once you are hooked right next to where the sharks are swimming will yield excellent opportunities to take stable pictures of these graceful animals. Just one word of warning to all underwater photographers: Trident Stainless Drift Reef hook with 50" line and easy release master clip from LeisurePro.com That’s where a reef hook comes in. Instead of using your hands to grab onto something in strong current, the reef hook does all the work. When used correctly, this nifty tool can make unmanageable conditions workable for the underwater photographer, resulting in stunning images of current-ridden environments.

Reason #4: Protect the coral reef

To “Reef” a sail means to shorten it. And really nothing more. It is the simple act of reducing sail area, so as to reduce the surface area and thereby reducing power. A sailboat is powered by the wind and when there is too much wind it is overpowered. On bigger boats like the Endeavour, a reefed main means a lower center of gravity in addition to reduced sail area. It is best to stay together as a group, hook in together and unhook and glide safely to the safety stop all as a unit. With all the boats cruising overhead and potentially unpredictable and strong currents, everyone deploying their reef hook at the same time helps the group stay together and stay safe. Next, pull the reef clew down to the boom. If the sail is flogging heavily, this can be difficult and it may be easier to use the topping lift to raise the end of the boom up to the reef clew. It’s important to ensure you have plenty of tension along the foot of the reefed sail. After a while, the dive group approaches the famed “Blue Corner,” an outcrop where pelagics and massive fish schools aggregate in the current. Now, there’s plenty of current and you’ll want to stop to take images. The dive guide will signal to “hook in.”