Avoiding knots on an outhaul car

[wesevans]

Splice and shackle. should work for you. do not for get to mouse the shackle.

[Dockhead]

Only problem with using a shackle is you will then not be able to get the clew block pulled right down to the boom car. The OP might need that extra few cm of range of adjustment ; I did.

Originally Posted by wesevans

Splice and shackle. should work for you. do not for get to mouse the shackle.

[Swift Drift]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

It works well on my boat. You would want it to be decently thick and large in diameter. The Selden one only costs £20 or so, so probably worth getting one of those.

Trying to source the Selden product and having trouble finding it with a search. What would you call it?

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by Swift Drift

Trying to source the Selden product and having trouble finding it with a search. What would you call it?

See Post 27 above. There is a link to the Selden catalogue page.

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by NahanniV

I wasn’t suggesting connecting it to the clew.
That was the only illustration I could find.

What I was suggesting is to use that sort of soft shackle to connect to the outhaul car.

The benefit is that it can be easily tied, connected, disconnected, untied, it’s shorter than the halyard hitch, and there is no fat splice to get jammed in the clew block.

I failed to see how that works. Now I do.


With a good stopper knot like a Monkey's Fist, this would work fine, and I think it's a great idea.



Friction won't hold it, but the stopper knot in a loop ought to work just like a soft shackle connected.


Great idea