Sam, Some use a single soft shackle much like you use your midpoint loop. The problem with that is changing sails. We do a few offshore races. We need to free one sheet to put on the new sail when changing.
Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2013, at 6:01 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Dennis, > I keep my sheets one continuous length, find the middle, push the loop > through the clew and tie a luggage knot - slides over the shrouds lickety > -split! > Now if you change foresails a lot, that's a different story! > I use Yale PhD - lovely stuff! > > sam :-) 403-617-6280 > From: Dennis C. > Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2013 4:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Reply To: [email protected] > Subject: Stus-List New genoa sheets soft shackles > > Just installed the new genoa sheets with soft shackles. Haven't gone out to > try them but they HAVE to work better than bowline knots. They are smooth. I > think they will slide across the forward lower shrouds without hanging up. > > I took pics if anyone is interested. > > Dennis C. > Touché 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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