{Stus-List} tethers

[Russ & Melody]

Hi Dwight,

I made my tether outta Samson Amsteel 3/16"... about 3 times the 
recommended strength. About 8 feet long, mobius brummel eye for each end, 
ring hitch a regular carbiner on the one eye and ring hitch a snap shackle 
(see Dennis comment) about 2 feet from other eye. This arrangement allows 
for the standard 6 foot tether (but a bonus is the length is adjustable) 
and the little 2 foot piece away from the snap shackle allows you to go 
under jackline, or other strong point and back to the eye for a nice short 
tether. VERY valuable if doing a task on a pitching foredeck which requires 
you to stay close to one spot or for reefing the main if you're on the low 
side of the mast.
The small section-loose eye is just taped to the standing part to keep it 
out of the way.

I use the tether for night races, half a dozen times this year. Harness & 
d'flatable PFD is a Mustang Offshore model.

Easy to "bungeefy" it if you want the elastic feature. The snap shackle 
release needs to have a generously thick grab rope.

         Cheers, Russ
         35 mk-1


At 05:58 AM 6/23/2009, you wrote:
>Does anyone on the list use a tether and harness regularly?  I would be 
>interested to know the pros and cons of different models and also how you 
>arranged connection points in the cockpit and on deck.
>
>Dwight Veinot
>1974 C&C 35, Alianna
>Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
>
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