- Oct 22, 2014
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What do you do when your 250 miles from your boat and your feeling the urge to be "Seaman Like"?
How about fixing the jib sheets?
For the past 3 years I have used a single jib sheet line folded in the middle and attached the jib sheets to my Genoa using a Cow Hitch.
http://www.101knots.com/cow-hitch.html
It is an easy knot and it keeps a dangerous metal shackle from flogging about the fore-deck.
But after time the knot weakens the line beneath the knot. Then you need to make a change.
So I broke out my splicing tools.
And cut the damaged section out of the jib sheet middle and now with 2 sheets I made an eye splice in the end of each sheet.
I used the Samson splicing video to complete the splice.
To avoid the dangerous metal shackle I took a length of Dyneema and made a Soft Shackle
I like the "Improved Soft Shackle knot". The end knot is larger and the ends used to tie the knot are buried in the line.
This is what it looks like when you connect the 2 sheets together with the soft shackle.
Now I just need to go to the boat and attach the soft shackle to the Genoa clew and I am ready for another season.
I feel a wee bit better. Time for a to celebrate.
How about fixing the jib sheets?
For the past 3 years I have used a single jib sheet line folded in the middle and attached the jib sheets to my Genoa using a Cow Hitch.
http://www.101knots.com/cow-hitch.html
It is an easy knot and it keeps a dangerous metal shackle from flogging about the fore-deck.
But after time the knot weakens the line beneath the knot. Then you need to make a change.
So I broke out my splicing tools.
And cut the damaged section out of the jib sheet middle and now with 2 sheets I made an eye splice in the end of each sheet.
I used the Samson splicing video to complete the splice.
To avoid the dangerous metal shackle I took a length of Dyneema and made a Soft Shackle
I like the "Improved Soft Shackle knot". The end knot is larger and the ends used to tie the knot are buried in the line.
This is what it looks like when you connect the 2 sheets together with the soft shackle.
Now I just need to go to the boat and attach the soft shackle to the Genoa clew and I am ready for another season.
I feel a wee bit better. Time for a to celebrate.
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