aardvarkash10 950 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I need a 1m long leader to go between the halyard and the head of the spinnaker to accommodate the new you-beaut sock / douser. I'm ok with any solution that is easy, cheap and good (yeah, yeah choose any two...). Halyard is some skinny dyneema-looking cord with a pelican on it. Have at me with your suggestions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said: I need a 1m long leader to go between the halyard and the head of the spinnaker to accommodate the new you-beaut sock / douser. I'm ok with any solution that is easy, cheap and good (yeah, yeah choose any two...). Halyard is some skinny dyneema-looking cord with a pelican on it. Have at me with your suggestions. Make a Dyneema strop, loop in each end, the one for the head of the spinnaker should be long enough to cow hitch it thru the head eye. By the way, I think you are better off having a halyard with a little "spring" in it to absorb shock loading - not like a main or genoa where you need a tight luff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Young Entertainer 59 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 do you need a metre? my one on a sock is about 30cm. Straight stainless bar with swivels on each end. halyard on one end head of kite on the other. I am out that way if you want to try it out to then figure out where to source one from. Or i can take a picture to show you the fitting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem 430 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Every set up of these I have seen have been a approx 30cm metal bar with swivels. There must be a reason for this, cause any old bit of rope with a decent swivel would work. But I don't know what it is... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Young Entertainer 59 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Here is what mine looks like about 30cm long, second photo not good but the shackle actually goes through a tube, assuming to stop the bar swivelling? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 950 Posted July 10, 2021 Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Thanks folks. Its now a 0.5m long 4mm stainless steel guy wire with a loop at each end for relevant attachments. We'll see how we go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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