Agree with Bill. Guess it's the racer in me. I want separate sheets so I can change sails on the fly. Don't want to go bald or have a set of sheets for each headsail. Soft shackles are the way to go.
Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 3:14 PM, wwadjo...@aol.com <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Francis, > > I will give you that is simple, but with two sheets each attached by > soft shackle you can remove lazy sheet and attach to a different sail prior > to hoist if need be. > > Bill Walker > > > Sent from my LG G Pad F™ 8.0, an AT&T 4G LTE tablet > > > ------ Original message------ > > *From: *Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List > > *Date: *Wed, Feb 17, 2016 4:06 PM > > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com; > > *Cc: *Jean-Francois J Rivard; > > *Subject:*Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle > > > If you're looking for the simplest / lightest/ most snagfree (And coolest > in my book) way to attach your jib sheetsto your jib forget about the soft > shackle / 2 lines jib sheet withbig 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 linewith a whip in the middle > 2) You make a loop at the whip and passit through the eye on the sail's > clew > 3) You put both ends of the line throughthe loop on the backside... Done. > > Most of should know this knot: It'scalled a luggage tag knot. > > That my friends is the simplest / sleekestway to go. You combine that > with a timed late release of the lazysheet, 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 > > >
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