I don't know why I listen to my crew (A.K.A. My younger brother).

Just a day and a half before a 4 day trip up the Chesapeake Bay,he decides that the reeving on my 8:1 is done wrong...and pulls all of the line off the blocks.

Problem now, I can't find a diagram showing the proper reeving instructions for my 8:1 main sale block system..

[b]All help appreciated![/b]

I really don't want to have to sail without my blocks or only use a 4:1 or 6:1 on my Hobie 18 magnum.

Can you make sense of this:

murrays,com has pics
you can call harken, they will email you diagrams
even if you reeve it wrong.. it still will work fine.. just you will lose x % in pull strength.. not much. in the long term... you dont want chafe.. (at all)

Depends on the blocks you have (I've got no idea the default for your boat). Here's a pic of an 8:1.

http://lyc.catsailor.org/photos/mainsheet1.jpg

I'd just lay them on something flat, rotate one 90 degrees to the other, and start feeding the line through where it lines up...so to speak.

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Rob
OKC
Pile of Nacra parts..
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Nope but that is the block setup I have.

LOL, if I was not so visually/mentally challenged I could try your method...but I only have a day to get it done.

Surprisingly, Harken does not the 8:1 diagram on their website.

Thanks Anyway.

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Surprisingly, Harken does not the 8:1 diagram on their website

http://www.harken.com/rigtips/mainsheet.php
or . . .
http://www.harken.com/rig…Reeving_Diagrams_8-1.php
There's plenty more. . .

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Philip
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This is exactly the rig I have:

8:1 Beachcat



This is Harken's page that shows this setup:

harken.com/rigtips/mainsheet.php

Re: Reeving Problem Solved

Thanks for everyone's help!