Has anone used trigger snaps to fasten the yard to the main sheet rather than lashing ? Has anyone used an eye bolt thru the yard to fsten the main halyard ? I'm trying to minimize set up time and not have the yard wrapped with the halyard etc.
» Submitted by SilverDave - Sat, 10/4/08 » 6:41 PM
Marine shops have dozens of clips, and snaps to speed up small sailboat rigging . I have found that even the plastic clips, and snaps are quite strong enough ( and probably do less damage to varnished masts in a wild blow ) ..... After all, you are not sailing any small sailboat in gale force winds..... if its blowing strong enough to pull a plastic clip apart... you probably should not be out there... I have several of this type on my 13 ft. sailing dinghy... easy to fasten , and undo .
Caution : Drilling a hole through a spar of any type severely weakens it. I would find a wrap around clip... There are many different sized metal "Wrap around " clips you could use for the yard or just wrap small line around the yard, and lash the line to a plastic clip. Your wrapped line can be stabilized with either painting with watery exterior glue ( several coats ) ... or VERY small screws , through the line.
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RE: Passagemaker Yard
» Submitted by SilverDave - Sat, 10/4/08 » 6:41 PM
Marine shops have dozens of clips, and snaps to speed up small sailboat rigging . I have found that even the plastic clips, and snaps are quite strong enough ( and probably do less damage to varnished masts in a wild blow ) ..... After all, you are not sailing any small sailboat in gale force winds..... if its blowing strong enough to pull a plastic clip apart... you probably should not be out there... I have several of this type on my 13 ft. sailing dinghy... easy to fasten , and undo .
Caution : Drilling a hole through a spar of any type severely weakens it. I would find a wrap around clip... There are many different sized metal "Wrap around " clips you could use for the yard or just wrap small line around the yard, and lash the line to a plastic clip. Your wrapped line can be stabilized with either painting with watery exterior glue ( several coats ) ... or VERY small screws , through the line.