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gnorgan
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 01:17:13

"I tie my sheets on with a bowline. "

Just adding my 2 cents worth:
I bought some nice green line for jib sheets, enough for both but in one long piece. So I find the middle of this long sheet and stick it through the grommet in the 110 or 150 making a short loop on the other side, then feed both free ends through the loop and pull it all the way through. Tighten and it never slips and won't damage your brain case or other costly boat parts and is always easily removed when I make a sail change.

No metal parts flying around on my boat...

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 09:57:38

Like Gary, I use a continuous line with Cow Hitch on my roller furling headsail.

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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 10:41:33

That is how I put my sheets on my snap shackle, last fall I wanted to change them out for some smaller line and it took at least 30 minutes with a fid making imperceptible progress to get the hitch loosened. One problem with a shackle is I use the same sheets for all sails and the large soft line really compressed at the hitch after being used @ 20 and above as much as we do here in Cheney. I also put a stopper knot about 2 inches behind the hitch so my whisker will not slide.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 11:50:05

The problem with the cow knot is that you must pull and re-feed the jib sheets from both sides of the boat.

This takes extra time and if it's nasty, exposes the boat and skipper to extra risk due by extending the time the boat is 'not under command'. Couple this with crawling the rails to re-feed the sheets and you'll see why single-handers are interested in finding a better way.

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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 14:14:15

When I had my C-22 I learned real quick about a metal ring flailing about the deck on the jib clew. Now I do like Classic Cat except I thought if was called a "cat's paw." I don't change sheets either. I furl the jib and set the drifter with it own sheets already made to the clew. The sheets are run through the blocks before I raise it. So it is not a problem going forward. Which I think is something a sailor needs to be prepared to do under any conditions. One hand for you, one for the boat!

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 16:48:53

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ClamBeach
 The problem with the cow knot is that you must pull and re-feed the jib sheets from both sides of the boat...This takes extra time and if it's nasty, exposes the boat and skipper to extra risk due by extending the time the boat is 'not under command'. Couple this with crawling the rails to re-feed the sheets and you'll see why single-handers are interested in finding a better way.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

True, but since I only pull/re-feed my jib sheets once per season on my roller furled jib, I've learned to live with the inconvenience.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 01/09/2005 : 21:56:05

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 ...since I only pull/re-feed my jib sheets once per season on my roller furled jib, I've learned to live with the inconvenience.
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Me too. But I have noticed that the cow hitch can catch on a shroud during a tack. Somebody here (Charles Wall?) described a method using a toggle... I could never remember it when I needed it.

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