Hello All,

I switched over 2 years ago, as a solo sailor I need to be able to minize potential hazards,..and that ol' hook on my waist will grab onto anything.

Does it work?....yep 100%

Better?.......oh yes.

Why?.....Look at your dogbone,...is it bent?....is it bent around the weld?....I had a weld 'go',...yes, at a very inopertune time.....never again will I wear a dogbone. Heck, I have even broke a weld on a harness spreader bar...you must check those too.

Will the ball 'pop out'?....no, I customize the fit by adding 1 layer of tape just above the ball, so as I move around there ia a little 'passive retention'..

Out here, we are in wind and waves all the time,..there is alot of motion to the rig. I preset my trap line height. I run a 3/8' kevlar line from the trap wire direct to the ball, a setting determined on shore....no pulley( I had one blow up), no spring line( had these break too).

So, in review, I go.. trap wire..to...kevlar..to .ball....minimize the weak links . ( I keep the bungie thru the hull of course.)

So, when a trap system failure put me in the water,..and I got to see my boat sail away from me in a race,.....believe me, this makes you see things differently.


..were was I ,..oh yes,...ball and keyway?..a good product for me.

regards,
Bruce
St. Croix
I 17 euro