Anonymous wrote:

Thanks Arne - I've added it to the KnowledgeBase prototype (under Magazines in the index), so searching for halyard or sheet will bring it up.

Great idea, James.  That knowledge base (prototype) is excellent.

Thank you Arne.

Thank you for your ongoing sharing of your learnings and knowledge.

Very useful information.

Updated "Junk rig for beginners"

Now I have updated the Junk rig for beginners write up. Most of the update sit in the 4-page Appendix. Only minor fixes have been done to the main section.

Arne

Scott,
there no doubt exists some lashing method which is ‘right’, but I cannot say which one, so I just jazzed together something.

The lashing has to solve two problems:

• ·         Prevent the slingpoint from sliding up or down on the yard.
• ·         Prevent the yard from ‘capsizing’, that is, so that the shackle (with the block) moves down one side of the yard.

I cannot in detail say how I did, but the main thing was these three steps:

• ·         First I added friction tape to the upper and lower side of the yard (that black tape).
• ·         Then I lashed the shackle to the yard with several rounds (not very taut) and secured the end with a few half-hitches or whatever.
• ·         Finally I took some white, thin, waxed twine and lashed several rounds ‘around the neck’, right under the shackle. This tightens the main (yellow) lashing and ensures that the shackle will not move. Actually, I think this last lashing consisted of a number of half-hitches.

Clear as mud, right?

Arne

PS: An alternative to friction tape is to paint the area with 2-pot paint and then sprinkle it with sand to make a sandpaper surface. Even low-quality rolling hitches will stay put then.