KAM
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Mine are individual stitched eyes as I already had two sheets. The joints are covered with heat shrink. It's surprising how few stitches are needed. I also have a 50mm ABS tube over the baby stay to help the clew roll round.
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Neeves
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We have sewn our 10mm dyneema sheets into hollow dyneema tape using braided dyneema fishing line. Each sheet occupies about 30% of the tape and the centre section is left empty. The centre section is cow hitched to the clew - being empty it is low profile. The tape being dyneema it is slippery, strong and abrasion resistant. We use this system on both our 45^2m screecher and our 35^2m genoa. Both sails are on furlers. The sails stay on the yacht 365 and we sail 365. If we take the sails off - the sheets are coiled and packed with the sails.
Its not our idea - it was introduced to me when we raced in HK and was used by Neil Pryde. Then it was hollow nylon tape (because dyneema was still only a dream). We just updated it.
Most of the rope makers sell hollow dyneema braid and any sailmaker would make up a pair of sheets for you - but its easier, sorry cheaper, to do it yourself.
Jonathan
Its not our idea - it was introduced to me when we raced in HK and was used by Neil Pryde. Then it was hollow nylon tape (because dyneema was still only a dream). We just updated it.
Most of the rope makers sell hollow dyneema braid and any sailmaker would make up a pair of sheets for you - but its easier, sorry cheaper, to do it yourself.
Jonathan
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+1 from me. Used on all the jibs at our training centre, we find no need for the stopper knot either.
Sorry, I don't understand. In VicS post I assume that the stopper knot is large enough to stop the sheet eye from pulling through, but you say you dont use a stopper knot. Can you explain in a bit more detail please?
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...... I also have a 50mm ABS tube over the baby stay to help the clew roll round.
Indeed that would be a good idea but I have a hanked on staysail.
Easticks28
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Sorry, I don't understand. In VicS post I assume that the stopper knot is large enough to stop the sheet eye from pulling through, but you say you dont use a stopper knot. Can you explain in a bit more detail please?
Refer to the picture - the loop is passed through the clew , whilst the short length stitched on goes through the part of the loop which has passed through. Easier to do than describe, but I hope that helps.