[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 114, Issue 2

[warren updike]

Do you have an eye splice on that end of the line or do you just have a
short tail?  If the latter, has it never come loose?

Warren Updike
#62, Warr De Mar

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I use a cow hitch; 90' 7/16 Warpspeed.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <annie at sydneyprivatesailing.com.au>
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Attaching jib sheets


> Both the boats I race on in Sydney have shackles spliced onto the jib 
> sheets. They seem to be special shackles for this purpose & have a piece 
> of velcro that wraps around them so they can't accidentally come undone. 
> However, suspect these shackles are expensive.
> Annie Bennett
> Topcat 1073
>
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> From: warren updike
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> Sent: 4 Jun 2008 7:46 AM
> Subject: [C320-list] Attaching jib sheets
>
> How are people attaching jib sheets to the jib?  I've been using a 
> bowline;
> but, don't like it as it tends to catch on the shrouds on a tack.  I'm
> thinking about an anchor bend (fisherman's bend) and seizing the bitter 
> end
> to the working part.  Any better ideas?
>
>
> Warren & Pattie Updke
> Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay