catalina27-talk: shackler

[Jeffery L. Sheler]

Last weekend I bought a rigging knife, which came in handy after my 
run-in with a crab pot. The knife has a very sharp serrated blade 
(which is why I bought it) and a shackler. I have no idea what the 
shackler is used for. (Shackling, I suppose). Can someone fill me in?

Jeff Sheler
s/v Windsome
C27TR #6594
Hampton, VA