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What am I missing? How does passing the shock cord around the bow keep the cord away from the vang fitting?
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HiWhat am I missing? How does passing the shock cord around the bow keep the cord away from the vang fitting?
What am I missing? How does passing the shock cord around the bow keep the cord away from the vang fitting?
So then is having the loop like LooserLu described illegal? I have one and haven't been busted, for it.
So then is having the loop like LooserLu described illegal? I have one and haven't been busted, for it.
Old Geezer said:With respect Lou, just because you saw something in a photo and just because it doesn't make the boat faster doesn't necessarily make an extra line legal. The rules are so complicated now that it's hard to know without getting an official ruling by a measurer but I think I'm right in saying that unless the rules specifically say that such a line is allowed then it isn't legal.
Instead of a loop as Lu uses, I run my shock cord through the loops of the plate. There is enough room in each loop to run the shock cord, mast retention line and bail of my Harken Bullet Block.
Friction and binding have not been a problem yet.