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Rob
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Initially Posted - 11/15/2001 :  11:37:24  Show Profile
Can anyone recommend the appropriate size line to use for: 1) Mainsheet; and 2) Jib Sheets.

Also, I'd appreciate any suggestions on how to attach jib sheets to the jib clew. Brian Toss recommends a brummel splice when using braided line and I'm thin
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John Mason
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Response Posted - 11/15/2001 :  14:28:38  Show Profile
According to the manual (newer version) on this website, the sheets should be 3/8" by 75' (main and genoa) or 65' (jib). That seems a little long for the main, but...

I read about Brion Toss recommending a Brummel splice for the jib sheets. Is this so
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Rob
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  10:03:29  Show Profile
John,

I tied my first Brummel Splice last night and it was easy. I did it in practice rope, but it looks like it will hold quite nicely. The Brummel is preferable to a cow hitch because the latter puts too much strain on the clew grommet. The brumme
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Tony Dillon
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  11:04:19  Show Profile
Sounds like it is time to dig out my old copy of Rigger's Apprentice, I don't recall seeing the Brummel Splice in any of my other books.

Tony Dillon
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  11:12:05  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2>I hadn’t heard of the “Brummel Splice” till this thread so I went to [url="http://www.google.com"] Google [/url] and typed it in. This is what I found.
[url="http://www.sailrite.com/techtalk/brummelsplice.htm "] A
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  15:37:39  Show Profile
With the Brummel splice, it looks like you'd want to have a shackle to allow the sheets to be detached from the clew. The shackle could hang up worse than a cow hitch, which I use directly on the grommet. With roller furling, I only remove the sheets on
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John G-
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  16:06:20  Show Profile  Visit John G-'s Homepage
<font face='Comic Sans MS'><font size=2> I use the hitch through a shackle so I can take the sheets off after each sail for two reasons. 1 – the sun is the worst enemy of synthetic materials so I stow the sheets out of the light. 2 – I have 7/16” sheets f
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Derek Crawford
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Response Posted - 11/16/2001 :  16:45:08  Show Profile
That brummel splice seems a bit bulky to my eyes. I just middle the sheets at the shackle with a Lark's Head knot and then seize the two sheets together over the first inch or so. I have no "hang-up" problems even in very light air.
I also have 2 sets of
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