with 3 weeks until the start of our summer season I've got to pull finger and finish making my new trap wires. The Capricorn 2 I sailed on a couple of times last season had this system standard (owner has since swapped it for fully adjustable) but I really liked it and will probably do similar on my new traps.

What I'm planning to do is splice both both the main trap wire and short lower length around the outside of a round ferral which will let the shock cord run free through the middle and then do an adjustable splice at the bottom end.