And while your at it, get rid of booms which probably account for many more
injuries than getting hit by an errant shackle.

Sherwin D.

"Capt. JG" wrote:

"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
Yes, fast is better. Fooling around with knots on a slippery pitching or
rolling foredeck trying
to tie or untie a stubborn knot seems more dangerous to me.

Sherwin D.

"Capt. JG" wrote:

"sherwindu" wrote in message
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Hi Gordon,
I think the best knot for attaching sheets is no knot, at all. I
have
an 'eye' woven
into the middle of my sheets, to which a snap shackle is attached. For
quick and clean
attachment/removal, I don't think any knot can beat that.

Sherwin D.

Gordon wrote:

What's the best knot for attaching the sheets to the jib? Gotta be
something better than the "pesky wabbit around the tree and down the
hole"
knot.
Thanks
Gordon

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I think this is a very bad idea... those shackles can do a lot of damage
in
high winds. Fast isn't necessarily best.

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Fast is not better if the compromise is a shackle that can do damage to a
person in a blink of an eye. Good knots (as you've said) are what's needed,
not some foolishness about shackles.

If you didn't realize it, I was basically agreeing with you. I also have
never had a problem with a bowline coming undone on a jib sheet.

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