- Top patch on the spi to spi halyard (I spliced a loop on the halyard end). It used to be a taped knot, this is faster to tie/untie.
no worries of this coming undone durring snuff and douse?
No worries at all.
- Boom to main sheet blocks. This is a long one, it acts as a pigtail. It lowered my top block and allowed me to remove some length of mainsheet
what prevents chafe? i made a dynema pigtail that lasted about 2 days before it ruptured (due to the flat bail). if i make another it will have to have a thimble for the dynema
The line goes all the way around the boom on one side and inside a metal shackle on the block side. Chafe is minimal.
I also use a variant where I finish a line with a soft shackle. Just make a loop like a bury loop, but don't bury, make a knot instead. Pass the loop over the knot to close. I use those on the spi tack and the jib sheet pigtails.
I like that one... if i understand... 1 end is luggage tagged to your sheet??? and this end is a soft shackle for the clew?
The jib sheets are 2-1 so I need to attach the blocks to the jib clew with pigtails. I was doing knots before, but it was taking forever, especially when the jib is flapping around. So I replaced the pigtails with a dyneema line with soft shackle at both ends and a brumel in the middle. I luggage tag the brumel to the jib clew and then I pass each end loop through the pulleys, push the knot inside the loop and I'm done.
