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Rich Hampel wrote:

alternatively use a single length and use a 'stangler/constrictor'
hitch or a simple clove hitch in the middle.

I've used one or other of these for years, primarily because there's
less mass when flogging and less chance of catching on something.

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"Gordon" wrote in message
...
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


I posted the question above a few days ago and a strange thing happened. I
got an email from a web site called TravelNewsGroup.com that said I had
gotten a reply to my question and to click a link to see the reply, which I
did. There was actually 3 replies!
When I go back to usenet, these replies still do not show up there! Whats
going on???
Somehow, it seems, this web site is hijacking usenet messages and this
****es me off. Anyone else run into this?
BTW, the usenet provider my ISP subscribes to is always having problems.
Is there another one open to all that I could set up to use?
Thanks all
And thanks for the replies to the sheet knot question
Gordon

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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thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.

"sherwindu" wrote in message
...
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

--

Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee,
and
thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.


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

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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
...
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

--

Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and thee,
and
thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.


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

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"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
...
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

--

Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and
thee,
and
thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.


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

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com


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.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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
...
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

--

Ask not for whom the terrorist bell tolls; it tolls for thee, and
thee,
and
thee--for decent, innocent people everywhere.


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

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com


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.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:33:55 -0500, sherwindu
wrote:

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.

There isn't any knot which is quite so good at braining the crew on
the fordeck either....


PyroJames
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