This photo is a close-up of the lower shroud pelican hook in place for sailing. The pin on that lower shackle is a bit wide for the application. However, the shackle has functioned for years without apparent pin distortion; perhaps partly because the aft lowers tend to be less tight than your forward lowers as a result of the tabernacle rig. Those shackles were on the boat when I bought it. However, I did revise the design of the securemt device for the top (the jaw)of the hook.
The top of the hook is now secured by two shackles. One shackle quickly slips over the jaw of the hook, and the other is attached by a pin through a hole in the end of the jaw. Two shackle provide better security, however, some people merely use a single ring that slips over the jaw, or a single shackle. My Catalina was rigged that way, but again, by someone else.
Last edited by Scott Galloway; 09-01-2003 at 01:32 PM.
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