Desultor
New Member
Hi all,
I bought 10’ of 1/2” shockcord to retain the daggerboard but I’m not sure what to do with it, other than attach to the top front of the daggerboard with an eye strap.
I’ve seen examples of a single line to the mast, double line to mast, and double line to the handle at the prow. Some folks drill holes in the splashguard for the shockcord to go through.
Advice for racers is to loop it around the mast, then pull it further around one of the spar ends at the tack. I’m no racer, but is this good advice for recreational sailing as well? If so, should the shockcord be loose when stretched around the mast, and tight/taut when pulled around the spar junction? How taut? I assume this tension changes a bit when coming about.
My over-thrifty instinct is to create only a large loop in the shockcord, secured with a fisherman’s knot, without any hooks or snaps. The loop would be permanently secured to the daggerboard with an eye strap (or through a hole in the daggerboard if you had one).
When rigging, I would lay the loop on the deck around the mast step. I’d mount the mast in the mast step inside the loop, hoist sail, and after placing the daggerboard in its step, pull the loop around a spar end.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Jack.
I bought 10’ of 1/2” shockcord to retain the daggerboard but I’m not sure what to do with it, other than attach to the top front of the daggerboard with an eye strap.
I’ve seen examples of a single line to the mast, double line to mast, and double line to the handle at the prow. Some folks drill holes in the splashguard for the shockcord to go through.
Advice for racers is to loop it around the mast, then pull it further around one of the spar ends at the tack. I’m no racer, but is this good advice for recreational sailing as well? If so, should the shockcord be loose when stretched around the mast, and tight/taut when pulled around the spar junction? How taut? I assume this tension changes a bit when coming about.
My over-thrifty instinct is to create only a large loop in the shockcord, secured with a fisherman’s knot, without any hooks or snaps. The loop would be permanently secured to the daggerboard with an eye strap (or through a hole in the daggerboard if you had one).
When rigging, I would lay the loop on the deck around the mast step. I’d mount the mast in the mast step inside the loop, hoist sail, and after placing the daggerboard in its step, pull the loop around a spar end.
Thoughts? Thanks!
Jack.