Thanks Len, Unfortunately I just purchased two new headsail lines ( 11mm VPC) I thought they would come nicely cut trimmed, sealed, taped, something but they were literally hacked off frayed and I had to waste 6” cut and seal myself lesson learned I really wish I went with one long piece as now I could do the butterfly knot or just cut myself and have a nice slice done to attach to the soft shackle Been a year of learning for me :) but all good ! Good news most of the goodies are finally done and I will sail this winter in NC if it’s over 50 degrees F :)
John Conklin S/V Halcyon > On Nov 7, 2018, at 4:43 PM, Len Mitchell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > John, the 37+ has a baby stay in front of the mast that a metal shackle or a > knot sometimes gets caught on. Soft shackles work great. Your 1/2 inch sheet > is good for about 10,000#. 1/4 inch dyneema core made into a soft shackle > about 12,000# > Give or take plenty strong enough. You do need loops in the sheets to make it > work. Like others had said easy to make. Before I bought a fid set I used a > bic pen as a fid and made a dozen while watching a hockey game. > Len Mitchell > Crazy Legs > 1989 37+ > Midland On. > > Sent from my mobile device. > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.me%2Fstumurray&data=02%7C01%7C%7C9f0e5f8b7cf64d2b0c0008d644fa3d05%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636772238880807583&sdata=Taa2JuvDrpGmSZcoZRE3NoZCAOXhNYumHEGVcIM4DsY%3D&reserved=0 > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
