jbondy-
It is better to have blocks with pin-
shackles attached to fixed padeyes in the deck, but most boats don't have this setup. If you do use a snatchblock, make sure the opening side is DOWN when putting the halyard into it—or the
line may accidentally open the block.
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Sailingdog
Telstar 28
New England
You know what the first rule of sailing is? ...Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take
a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
—Cpt. Mal Reynolds, Serenity (edited)
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