I found a place I can't use a soft shackle that I thought was a natural... Attaching the clew of my main to the outhaul car.

I was fed up with the hard shackle clacking against the car when at anchor so I made a soft shackle using 8mm diameter Dineema - but in less than 3 months of sailing, it nearly chafed through!

Is this the wrong place to use a soft shackle - or did I screw up in it's making or in it's use? The shackle was quite a big one - to go through the car and the clew and also to attach the outhaul line to...

Your thoughts and criticisms welcomed!


Bill Balme