[billknny]

Thanks Bob,

I know under most conditions people don't think of the metal snap shackles being as nasty on a spinnaker as they are on a flapping jib, but I know that as I pull the sock down to douse the sail, the clew flies around a lot in the general region of my head. On my sail the sewn clew ring itself is meaty enough to give a good wack, the last thing I want to do is add more metal to it. Although I have been called hard-headed, I doubt it helps much in the regard!

I am thinking also of making the "pendant" (Is there a "proper" name for this short line from the sail to a sheet?) of a stiffer line (stayset X?) which seems to be easier to untie after cyclical loading of a knot.

Bill