dyneema soft shackles - a lot learned

ghostlymoron said:
That's a monster - what the hell would you use it for? You could lift a tank with it.
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Because it's there?

Only single braid dyneema I had lying around ... plus I though I could use a big one and I had not made this sort before.

Will get some 3mm and 6mm for some more reasonable ones. I could do with some ikle ones to replace the ubiquitous 6mm and 8mm stainless shackles I have on board so that the next time I lose one, I can try a soft one.

Something for the winter evenings :-)
 
Cowhitch on the unbroken genoa sheet (one single sheet going from cockpit to cockpit via benny clew so no need for splicing) around the dyneema shackle. Very neat.

trapezeartist said:
How do you do that then? Surely you still need loops in the sheets for attaching to something, whether it is the sail or a soft shackle.
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Photo here - not very clear, sadly:

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Shape of the boat. The stanchion nearest in the pic is on a quick release fitting. When you move the car back you flip the sheet outside the stanchion by lifting the stanchion out of its base; when it comes forward you move the sheet to the inside. It's all counter-intuitive until you've seen it in action. If the sheet was inside the guard rail there would be no guard rails left any more...
 
Shuggy said:
Shape of the boat. The stanchion nearest in the pic is on a quick release fitting. When you move the car back you flip the sheet outside the stanchion by lifting the stanchion out of its base; when it comes forward you move the sheet to the inside. It's all counter-intuitive until you've seen it in action. If the sheet was inside the guard rail there would be no guard rails left any more...
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That's a good idea and I have the same issue between close hauled and any other point of sailing. Can you advise how the quick release fitting works, is it home made or an item that can be purchased?

Apologies for the thread drift.
 
I don't have a photo of it to hand, but there is a cast stanchion base with a solid steel rod that sticks up 1" or so. The stanchion tube slides onto it, and there's a pin (with sprung ball on the end) that keeps everything together - holes are drilled through the stanchion and the base, and the pin slides through them all. It's original, I think, as I've seen it (or similar) on another Nic 43. I'll try to remember to take a photo when I'm next on board.
 
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