Hiking Strap!!!!

crazysailor

New Member
i just got a new hiking strap and i can't remember how my previous one was tied on. i was hoping some one could tell me how to tie it down, or send me pics of your hiking strap assembly.thanks that's great.

CrazySailor

P.S. an adjustable hiking strap won't work (the strap is to long).
 
just tie a line through the 2 eyes in the cockpit, and through the hiking strap. It will be just a plain loop, tie the 2 ends together with the knot of your choice, and there you go.
 
This adjustable hiking strap system really does not work well. Don't copy it. There is too much friction where the line passes through the back of the strap and it takes two hands to move anything. (Visit the hotshot's boats. They usually have it figured out. My old system sucks!) Note the water bottle held in place by a simple lop of shock cord. There are many ways to accomplish the water bottle attachment but I find this one to be very workable. I can rip the bottle out of the shock cord to get a drink and I can re-secure the bottle with one hand by pulling the cap end through the loop. I have never been able to properly install a system that allows me to consistently stretch the attached bottle and cord without having the bottle yank loose. I find that it is easier to always have the bottle come loose and have a simple system where I can re-secure it with one hand.

Note: I also dead end my mainsheet at the back of the cockpit. Some sailors hate to rig this way. Others swear by it. It works for me as shown.
Two photos might help>>>
http://schrothfiberglass.com/images/hikingstrap2.jpg
http://schrothfiberglass.com/images/hikingstrap.jpg
 

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