Knot in Lifesling bridle?

[k7cej]

I have been in contact with Chuck Hawley and others at WM as well as The Sailing Foundation, and they agreed that the construction needs improvement. I am convinced they are serious and will continue to work them them. I will let the Spartalk forum know what their final decision is.

FWIW, I have decided that the original knot is a bowline tied as though rotated so one leg of the loop were the standing part. Wierd, huh?

Here is a photo of how I reworked my LIfesling retrieval line:

Here's more detail:

Functional, I think.