You should have called them 'slugs' as any sailor would
know how a sail is attached when there is an internal
track on the mast. I have no shackles on my mainsail.
My sliding slugs are attached with webbing - a seamanlike
set-up.

You have no shackles on your mainsail either. If you have
an external track you have 'sail slides'.

I hope this helps.

CN


"JR Gilbreath" wrote in message ...
No Capt I mean shackles but I guess you would not be familar with a sail
that used metal shackles to attach a slider to the main. Why am I not surprised?


Capt. Neal® wrote:


If you were half as observant as you are critical you would have noticed
that my halyards are wire and rope. The 'anchor line' halyards are three-
strand Dacron for easy eye splicing. They are primarily for wrapping around the winches as wire tends to be hard on the winch
barrels.

Webbing in place of shackles on the sails? Since when do sails have
shackles? Did you mean cringles per chance? Did you not notice the
webbing fastens the reefing point cringles to the sail?
As for my catch, I prefer to kick junk fish right back off the deck
into the water before they stink up the joint.

I hope this helps.
CN

"JR Gilbreath" emoted:

Capt Kneel
A good fisherman would have a place to store his catch. There isn't
room on your foredeck for a minnow much less a fish. I wasn't going to mention it before but your Hong Hong sails look pretty
cheap with those
webbings in place of shackles but they do go well with the rest of your
rigging. I just love those anchor lines for halyards. However, I do think the boat is perfect for you.
JR