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Jib sheet questions and hand wringing
"sherwindu" wrote in message
... All these horror stories makes me wonder. I have used snap shackles for 35 years and never had the slightest problem. Yes, I know how to tie a bowline, but untying one on a bouncing fordeck could be a challange. If you grab the sheets back from the clew and pull them in instead of grabbing for the shackle, you should be safe enough. To be fair, I should mention that I only sail a 22 footer, so I can't speak for boats with larger foresails. Seems to me that it's easier to untie a bowline on a decent size line than it would be to try and undo a shackle. I don't know if a larger boat would be harder or easier, as far as that goes. But, when it's cold, trying to get your gloved hands on a small shackle seems difficult to me. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com |