Mike,

What I've been doing is a Brummel mid-line in my screacher and chute sheets and just luggage-tagging the made eyes through the tack grommets in lieu of adding shackles. I guess in this case you could say it's fabricating a Brummel with a super long tail and no bury.

I've had the chute up 20kt range, and the screacher in 15's and these splices haven't failed so far. And we're talking Fboat, not beachcat.

Maybe it's crazy, but it's working for me.