Thanks, everyone, for your input! I might go slightly bigger on the jib sheets, but worry that a thicker line wouldn't work well with my mainsheet winch. Anything will feel nicer to handle than the current sheets.
Dennis - I was only going to splice an eye at one end and whip the other but you make a great case for having eyes at both ends and being able to flip ends. Like Dennis' setup, I am planning on using two soft shackles to reeve the sheets to my headsail. The Stingy Sailor post inspired me to buy a set of fids and a whole spool of 5/32" UHMWPE a few weeks ago. As a result I ended up with a pile of 30 soft shackles ( https://photos.app.goo.gl/0N7BRteov5LhP0JE3). We'll see how well they hold up over the season. Thanks again, Tom --- Snow Goose C&C 35-1 City Island, NY ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Dennis C." <capt...@gmail.com> To: CnClist <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:40:57 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List New Sheets - What kind of line? My opinion, soft shackle release is highly unlikely. I've never heard of one. Been using them for 4-5 years now. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:29 PM, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Dennis > > > > Your soft shackle sheet connection looks very interesting. I wonder if a > flogging sail during a messy tack might result in a soft shackle > releasing. Any thoughts? > > > > Thanks > > > > Mike > > Persistence > > Halifax >
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