I have a luggage tag on a snap shackle to make sail changes faster. I was concerned about slippage, so I put a couple of stiches in with whipping thread.
Joel​ On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > If you're looking for the simplest / lightest / most snagfree (And coolest > in my book) way to attach your jib sheets to your jib forget about the soft > shackle / 2 lines jib sheet with big bowline knots or splices to snag the > spinnaker pole car / track / etc on its way across on a tack. > > My rigger just showed me this trick: > > 1) You just have one continuous line with a whip in the middle > 2) You make a loop at the whip and pass it through the eye on the sail's > clew > 3) You put both ends of the line through the loop on the backside... Done. > > > Most of should know this knot: It's called a luggage tag knot. > > That my friends is the simplest / sleekest way to go. You combine that > with a timed late release of the lazy sheet, It doesn't snag anymore, even > with the 150 in way too much wind :-) > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, GA > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
_______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
