Search results

FAWLOLILR... Really?

I demolished my traveler block on a jibe late last season and had to replace. So it's a tough call, maybe I'll wait until another breakage. At least now that there are decent legal alternatives to those blue sh*t swivels, having to buy a replacement won't be adding insult to injury. Just...

.

Have you tried SEA as well? I am leaning towards zhik but they're much more expensive and I'm not sure it's worth it. Plus, I noticed Zhik doesn't make a 3/4 waist lock which is exactly what I wanted... :(

Fair enough. Good idea with the shackle...or do you mean the block can be used with either the spectra or a shackle? That's kind of cool if so.

Indeed I did, thanks for noticing! That's because my general impression of the thread was the blocks started out shiny and sexy and new, but if you read past to reports of actual use, it started sounding like an unreliable block with poorly designed attachments and a flawed autorachet that eats...

Wow Mattcm, did you even read the thread you're referring to? Choice selections: "Dang! Mine failed last night and now is permanently in "manual ratchet mode" all the time." "On the rope strop wear issue with the Orbit block you do need to heed the Ronstan instructions about avoiding sharp...