Hi Edd, I used a single set of homemade soft shackles all season long. I bought a set of fids and a 100ft spool of 4mm UHMWPE cord on Amazon, and spent the winter making dozens of them. I tried two different styles and ended up like the one at the following link the best <at http://l-36.com/soft_shackle_howto.php> I'll bring a handful to the EBYRA brunch so you can check them out.
As everyone is saying, they haven't hung on the shrouds at all and have been a huge improvement in simplicity. Best, Tom -- Snow Goose 35-1 City Island, NY ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: WILLIAM WALKER <wwadjo...@aol.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2018 16:21:51 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List Shackle for Genoa Sheets? Ditto soft shackle.. Make your own, good winter evening project...plenty of videos on line. CnC 36 Pentwater, Mi. (Winter Cincinnati, Ohio) Bill Walker ------------------------------ On Wednesday, November 7, 2018 Richard Bush via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Edd, I went to the "soft shackle" last year and love it...I have have not had a single (not one) line hang on the shrouds using the soft shackle...I have been pleased with the lack of maintenance required also...; Richard s/v Bushmark4: 1985 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River Mile 596: Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> Sent: Wed, Nov 7, 2018 3:57 pm Subject: Stus-List Shackle for Genoa Sheets? Listers, Does anyone use a shackle for their genoa sheets instead of a knot? If so, how big? What type? What kind of breaking strength? All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/>
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