Pete:

Nice link. I bookmarked it. I use and swear by a bowline all over boat and trailer. You can ALWAYS get it loose no matter how tight it get. I also use a figure 8 on the end of my main sheet as it becomes my traveler line and tie to a loop on the rear crossbar.

Doug Snell
Hobie 17
Soon to be Mystere 4.3
www.tcdyc.com