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Re: Launching: Black Pearl
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 6/29/2011, 7:15 pm
In Response To: Re: Launching: Black Pearl *PIC* (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: Simple answer: I don't. I run the loop and knot the ends together.
: It kinda spoils the clean look but it works. There's that 5 foot
: rule that helps...
: You can see the knot in the pic of my daughter, Lena, the
: "Nereida" back in 2008.

I do the same thing, then I capture the ends in electrical heat shrink tubing, makes for a cleaner look. You can just loop the ends together with a whipped eye on each end if you want it to look nicer, plenty strong enough.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Black Pearl *PIC*
Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/28/2011, 6:23 pm
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Wayne One (wwfloyd) -- 6/28/2011, 6:28 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/28/2011, 8:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/28/2011, 6:33 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/28/2011, 8:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2011, 7:00 am
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/29/2011, 10:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2011, 7:11 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 6/28/2011, 9:52 pm
Very Sharp, Nice Job *NM*
Don Goss -- 6/28/2011, 10:30 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/29/2011, 8:51 am
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/29/2011, 10:45 am
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/29/2011, 10:50 am
Re: Launching: Black Pearl *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 6/29/2011, 2:49 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 6/29/2011, 3:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2011, 7:15 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/29/2011, 3:33 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 6/29/2011, 3:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2011, 7:16 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 6/29/2011, 7:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/29/2011, 7:19 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 6/29/2011, 8:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/1/2011, 2:19 am
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Tim Sheehan -- 6/30/2011, 12:37 am