Snap Shackles popping open?
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Left Shift
Super Anarchist
Why aren't you tying your sheets on? Or using soft shackles.
Why do you want flying bits of heavy metal banging around and popping open? Unless you really hate your bow girl.
(You could make things even worse and go search out an old pair of J-Locks, I suppose.)
Why do you want flying bits of heavy metal banging around and popping open? Unless you really hate your bow girl.
(You could make things even worse and go search out an old pair of J-Locks, I suppose.)
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Blue Crab
benthivore
Meat Wad
Super Anarchist
I put soft shackles on my spin sheets and the crew wanted the old one back because they were quicker. One guy wanted me to spend $$$$ on Tylaska. It's hard to find good help these days
Sail4beer
Usual suspect
As left shift noted, why not tie off with stopper knots? They don’t pop open and are easy to release and lighter than stainless on those light wind days!
P_Wop
Super Anarchist
With donkeys' years on big boats I never had a shackle pop open. Not even on a broaching IOR maxi when there was the world's supply of stainless steel and wire thrashing round off a flogging kite clew.
My only suggestion is either to upgrade to a better grade of snapshackle (Tylaska) or go for the soft alternative.
Soft ones aren't quite so easy to trip if the fewmets hit the windmill, but then again what are knives for?
My only suggestion is either to upgrade to a better grade of snapshackle (Tylaska) or go for the soft alternative.
Soft ones aren't quite so easy to trip if the fewmets hit the windmill, but then again what are knives for?
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silent bob
Super Anarchist
Each time we try to make something Idiot Proof, they come up with better Idiots! I, for one, don't want to be out at the end of a pole for a peel with a knife that cut through a Dyneema soft shackle! I have enough of an issue with a dull fid! Even Tylaska shackles can get a little grumpy if not kept clean and lubed!
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Left Shift
Super Anarchist
Ah...memories. The last stand of the Tylaska shackle on a spinnaker guy. The heavy weather, hang-upside-down-out-at-the-end-of-the-pole and spike-away-the-old-kite peel to the 1.5 oz. runner.
I wonder why we don't do that anymore?
Countryclub
Member
Tylaska halyard shackles as they wont bang off when they hit the the spreaders , I have older sparcraft ones retired to the Cruiser still kicking after 40 years.
SloopJonB
Super Anarchist
Sail4beer
Usual suspect
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