Boom mousing line snapped!

[Refueler]

I cannot understand the reasoning behind that. Seems silly to me. I have often ended up on other people's yachts running along the deck to recover an errant sheet because there was no stopper knot. Or had to re threadle a control line which has slipped through a clutch or eye un noticed. I tie a figure 8 in the end of everything. Including the spinnaker halyard & cruising chute downhaul. I know that these 2 may have to be released in emergency, but I have had more hassle from losing them accidentally that I tie the knot. I just learn not to have emergencies.

ABSOLUTELY 101% ......

I have had odd people sail on my boats and REMOVE my fig 8's ..... WHY ???? I ask them and I get all sorts of silly answers ... but not one can answer the question - and what happens when the line gets to the end and disappears due no stopper knot ???

The Fig 8 is easy to make - easy to undo - far better than some boats where I see overhand knot used - which can tighten and be a right pain to release.

 

[rogerthebodger]

I was told never to put a stopper knot and a spinnaker sheet so the sheet and be let fly to depower the spinnaker.

Not sure if the same applies to jig sheets

 

[Daydream believer]

I was told never to put a stopper knot and a spinnaker sheet so the sheet and be let fly to depower the spinnaker.

Not sure if the same applies to jig sheets

If the spinnaker sheets were allowed to fly then one would not be able to get the foot of the sail under control as it would stream in the wind, up in the air. Sheets should be long enough to allow release of air as required. Then one can get them back in under control.

 

[Neeves]

It depends on the length, multihulls have can have long ones, but morse cables or the stainless core wire can be used when you have no mouse lines. Morse cables, or the core, are unlikely to be much use in a mast, but booms or electrical conduit might be of the right length. The core wire also makes a good fid if you are splicing an eye in a dyneema halyard - so don't retire morse cables that have failed.

Jonathan