Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-18 Thread Ron Ricci via CnC-List
o: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle I am interested in this discussion as I find the sheets routinely hang up on the baby stay no matter what I have tried. I am tempted to detach the baby stay next season when the winds are lighter. I wen

Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
I put some of that white vinyl over my baby stay to get it to pass over.Bill Coleman  Original message From: David Knecht via CnC-List Date: 2/17/2016 8:43 PM (GMT-05:00) To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle I am

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2016-02-17 Thread David Donnelly via CnC-List
1977 C&C 26 Wabamun Lake, Alberta From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd Schillay via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 7:07 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Edd Schillay Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle If you don't race and/

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2016-02-17 Thread Edd Schillay via CnC-List
If you don't race and/or change headsails, I'm a big fan of the single line method. Never gets hung up on anything. http://www.sailmagazine.com/cruising/cruising-tips/no-foul-jib-sheet/ Switched to this style three years ago and haven't regretted it once. All the best, Edd -

Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
@aol.com -Original Message- From: David Knecht via CnC-List To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Sent: Wed, Feb 17, 2016 8:45 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle I am interested in this discussion as I find the sheets routinely hang up on the baby stay no matter wha

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2016-02-17 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
amp;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 >

Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread David Knecht via CnC-List
I am interested in this discussion as I find the sheets routinely hang up on the baby stay no matter what I have tried. I am tempted to detach the baby stay next season when the winds are lighter. I went from two bowlines to two soft shackles and that was a bit better. Last season I passed bi

Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread wwadjourn
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-

Re: Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread Joel Aronson via CnC-List
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 simples

Stus-List Stus list Soft shackle

2016-02-17 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List
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 ri