We just received our jacklines for Rhapsody. The 1" webbing has a shackle at one end that we will attach to padeyes near the cockpit. However, I'm not sure what the best knot is to secure the other end to a forward deck cleat. What knot does one use with nylon webbing?
Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD30 #252
Regent Point, VA
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Securing jackline webbing: Best knot?
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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catherine_monaghan@m
Re: Securing jackline webbing: Best knot?
Mario,
Secure the shackles to the bow cleats. Once the jacklines are set up, you shouldn't have to go forward to adjust them if needed. All adjustments to the jacklines should be made at the stern cleats or padeyes near the stern and reachable from the cockpit.
Cathy
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
catherine_monaghanNOSPAM@merck.com
Secure the shackles to the bow cleats. Once the jacklines are set up, you shouldn't have to go forward to adjust them if needed. All adjustments to the jacklines should be made at the stern cleats or padeyes near the stern and reachable from the cockpit.
Cathy
CD32 <a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/bcomet/real ... ization</a>, #3
Rahway, NJ
Raritan Bay
Mario wrote: We just received our jacklines for Rhapsody. The 1" webbing has a shackle at one end that we will attach to padeyes near the cockpit. However, I'm not sure what the best knot is to secure the other end to a forward deck cleat. What knot does one use with nylon webbing?
Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD30 #252
Regent Point, VA
catherine_monaghanNOSPAM@merck.com
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John H.
Re: Securing jackline webbing: Best knot?
I use a water knot, from rock climbing.
Tie an overhand knot in the webbing 12-18 inches from the end. Adjust the twists within the knot so that the webbing lies flat.
Take the free end beyond the knot and loop it through the cleat.
With the free end, follow the webbing toward the knot and then back through the entire knot, again adjusting the twists so that all lies flat. Secure tightly. It should look like a loop of webbing (a bight to be exact) tied into an overhand knot, except that there is a cleat through the loop. It won't budge and is easy to untie. JH
jhalpo@rcn.com
Tie an overhand knot in the webbing 12-18 inches from the end. Adjust the twists within the knot so that the webbing lies flat.
Take the free end beyond the knot and loop it through the cleat.
With the free end, follow the webbing toward the knot and then back through the entire knot, again adjusting the twists so that all lies flat. Secure tightly. It should look like a loop of webbing (a bight to be exact) tied into an overhand knot, except that there is a cleat through the loop. It won't budge and is easy to untie. JH
jhalpo@rcn.com