How to tie a soft shackle

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8 жыл бұрын

Yachting Monthly clearly demonstrate how to tie a soft shackle in 5mm 12-strand Dyneema.
Soft shackles made from Dyneema are lighter and stronger than stainless steel, they are also kinder to your boat and your hands.
Read our full group test in the July 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly

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@rev.dr.funnyshoe7497 4 жыл бұрын

I am a Professional Rigger for 3.5 decades. This is a very well done instructional video. This version of a soft shackle is one of the better versions.

@stephenrobinson6779 13 күн бұрын

This is the best video. Well explained. great clear video, and soothing music in the background. I keep it bookmarked. I only make these once a year, so I need a reminder before I start. There are fancier knots out there but the diamond is reasonably easy and does the job nicely. I can bang out a half dozen of varying lengths in no time. Thanks!

@chriskubisiak5925 3 жыл бұрын

This was really well done. Clear, thorough, and can actually be implemented by the viewer.

@Asteroid828 5 жыл бұрын

The best demonstration video of a soft shackle I have seen on youtube. Keep them coming guys

@jeffreybrown9191 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best demonstrates on the soft shackle appearing on KZfaq... cheers

@Thomas_Deering_King 3 жыл бұрын

So well written, performed, and framed! I wish all youtube videos were this perfect!

@thomasking9524 3 жыл бұрын

I have watched this a dozen times. The script is perfect, the camera is close enough to show detail, lighting and audio are flawless, the vocal performance was clear and supportive. Dang, that's a nice, simple video. Perfection!

@marshalltyler7110 Жыл бұрын

Very clear! Thank you. To tighten the knot if your tails are too short to make a full loop with the tails, just use a single overhand knot and then use the shackle loop tied to itself to capture only the temporary overhand knot. You can now tighten the diamond knot as it is pulled tight by the single overhand knot which was captured by the loop end of the shackle.

@spelunkerd 6 жыл бұрын

This is the best explanation I've ever found, good job! I really like the elegant simplicity of this version, with no extra loops. When you described a Carrick bend part way through the diamond knot, it drew in prior knowledge which is always nice. It looks like there is some unavoidable wastage because you lose the ends, and other versions I've seen describe methods of concealing or embedding the ends. Presumably you can burn the ends close.

@keithstrickland9461 3 жыл бұрын

Clearest explanation I've found, especially the diamond knot

@WhitePearl1 6 жыл бұрын

The video was well done. I modified the "fid" for my second splice. I removed the insert and cut it about 1/3 the way from the nib and then reinserted it into the fid. This made it much easier to advance the fid through the centre of the line without catching any of the Dyneema strands.

@filipposironi1530 3 жыл бұрын

@followtheboat 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Been meaning to get round to this for ages so thanks for the guide 👍⛵

@Jevandtieriel 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, well presented and clear. Thank you.

@tonysams6567 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Learned about these last night after one of our competitor's main traveler disintegrated during our regatta. Gonna tie a few this weekend.

@Gimblevalve 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a clear explanation, top clip

@BreezyRider66 4 жыл бұрын

That was quite hypnotic to watch & how useful. Having previously favoured the traditional "granny" to tie my ropes I;ll be sure to give this a try. Top tip as well to use the "penfid"...

@barking.dog.productions1777 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent instructional video. Well worth watching. :)

@philskype101 8 жыл бұрын

That was great very well explained

@jviews1 15 күн бұрын

Thank you. Very very well made and I look forward to try ad make my own. Great video and audio, I understand and can. Now if I can only figure out which poly rope to use. I an learnoing about different polymer rope characteristics.

@joule041 2 жыл бұрын

The best of all of diy video. Thank you!

@jonathanwebb9862 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. This is the vid that cracked the diamond knot for me.

@MoyMacGill 4 жыл бұрын

I really liked this video the information is great and my dad would have explained it the same way. Wish I could remember all he taught me. Thanks 🙏

@MikeL-bv6ty 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Love the concept and wouldn't mind seeing more.

@dougmatlack147 4 жыл бұрын

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@mustafadurna2272 6 жыл бұрын

the most helpful video ever. by the way, i suggets that dinghy sailors use half measures.

@rm5632 3 жыл бұрын

Well explained, thanks!

@harbourdogNL 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is so smart!

@mcbrite 5 жыл бұрын

We actually connect all kinds of stuff in paragliding with soft shackles, so they must be safe! Rescue is attached with soft shackle, as well as the main canopy on some ultra-light wings...

@joule041 Жыл бұрын

One more time this video became helpful

@HimoftheBoat1967 Жыл бұрын

Very clear.. Many thanks...👍

@paullatour6662 6 жыл бұрын

Primo! Well done.

@johnalmberg7512 8 жыл бұрын

Terrific idea.

@kaidenprotz9755 3 жыл бұрын

Great video I made one with some leftover synthetic rope I had👍

@user-nn6jr7vf1x Жыл бұрын

Well done. thank you

@juliangiraldoospina1859 8 жыл бұрын

More like this one. Please!

@melledeboer809 6 жыл бұрын

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@knot4real 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to have learnt this from you ,and not from some jaded high mileage geriatric sea tramp. Thank you👍🏻

@BreezyRider66 4 жыл бұрын

IME one can learn an awful lot from high mileage geriatric sea tramps, they at least know enough to have survived so far eh? Fair winds Daniel...

@Thelongshanks1956 5 жыл бұрын

Really good and informative video - thank you very much What are the measures (28 cm & 100 cm) for an 8 mm Dyneema? Is it 45 cm & 160 cm to get the same shackle diameter, or? Thanks

@rigger_rope_access_welder6999 Жыл бұрын

Спасибо. Очень хорошее видео

@romekin 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@gwkdad 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@simonmurray4 Жыл бұрын

Great instructional video, just wish the ends were colour cuffed with tape to follow and tie the diamond knot.

@jeffdege4786 10 ай бұрын

I keep seeing people recommend cutting dyneema with a knife. I've found that kevlar scissors work wonders.

@rickyspecs 2 жыл бұрын

At 3:20 what position on the line do you insert the fid? At the exit point, at the mark, or somewhere up inside the splice?

@NathanNostaw 7 жыл бұрын

I love this knot/splice. Such a great alternative to D shackles. That diamond knot will take a few practices though. Thanks for the video. What would the rating be on this shackle? I'm guessing it is just the rating of the rope, as that is the thinnest point at the slice loop.

@MarinePhotography 7 жыл бұрын

During the test, the breaking strain of 5mm Dyneema was 1.3-1.9 tons. The lowest fail load of this design was 2.95 tons using the 1.3 ton Dyneema

@NathanNostaw 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply. Those are some impressive breaking loads. Pretty good considering you don't have to buy or carry heavy shackles. Cheers.

@soundisfunction 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent demonstration excepting the muzak

@ChrisFeret 8 жыл бұрын

Makes it looks easy...

@YachtingMonthly 8 жыл бұрын

It is :0)

@worldthruthelense 8 жыл бұрын

Really nice looking but wouldn't a simple bowline suffice?

@rev.dr.funnyshoe7497 4 жыл бұрын

No it wouldn't. Dyneema and Amsteel, etc are too slippery. the knot would come undone before it reached what the line is capable of holding. Think of these as Shackles or Carabiners. They weigh less, are stronger, are cheaper, they don't rust and don't beat up your boat.

@DavidHancock-vh4ef 3 ай бұрын

What radios (6mm = 1m & 28cm) would you use for 4mm or 8mm?

@SVELFARO 8 жыл бұрын

Don't know if I have the patience, Marlin Spike craft is not my strong suit.

@jasonixo 6 жыл бұрын

5mm 12-strand single-braid? It looks like you're using a stripped writing pen for a fid? Great video!

@mikeajames9261 Жыл бұрын

Do the hockey pokey and turn yourself around.

@knot_funny 9 ай бұрын

Great video but I'm completely lost at 1:00 - "measure one meter of Dyneema" OK, got it ... "and cut off the end" - wait, what? Why? I just cut off a meter? Cut off how much?

@Toob41 4 ай бұрын

Yes, a bit odd way of saying it, but it's just a metre length needed for the shackle.

@sikerow3180 8 жыл бұрын

Idk if you take boat requests but could you do a review or test on the Hallberg rassy 55 plz

@cawfeedawg 8 жыл бұрын

moar like this please

@BATTO1 4 жыл бұрын

@anyone fid = pen or pencil ???

@UnReaLgeek 4 жыл бұрын

Fid is both a tool (a small spike to open the braid or lay of a rope, often with a hollow end for use as a lacing needle), and a measurement (21 times the diameter of a rope). Most modern fids are sold as a lacing needle for a particular diameter of rope in a 1 fid length.

@flyingpictures1100 7 жыл бұрын

Ya that’s why they sell a crap load of SS shackles!

@wayneykoide6336 2 жыл бұрын

diamond knot - this was a joke, right??

@freddmann 4 жыл бұрын

for the Carrick bend + diamond knot I suggest the video at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jrmoZ6dn0Ni1oo0.html . that video makes Knot end tying MUCH easier.

@josephhinton5489 8 жыл бұрын

doesn't one have to suffer from OCD to tie this knot?

@paulbaehr2522 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video...but why the distracting music in the background. Don’t know why the producers of perfectly good videos need to tout them up with music that is worse than a dentists drill.

@MuttinHead 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it, Paul.

@arjansibbing3038 2 жыл бұрын

Old sea dog sailing

@dzhiurgis 5 жыл бұрын

One drawback I can see is metal pin can go thru smaller hole. This is much thicker.

@nicoli994 4 жыл бұрын

this is great video, but the music sucks can you post a version without music?

@jaytam1 4 жыл бұрын

Why go thru all that trouble when you can just tie a tautline hitch or other adjustable hitches?

@rev.dr.funnyshoe7497 4 жыл бұрын

Not the same thing. Dyneema and Amsteel, etc are too slippery. The knot would come undone before it reached what the line is capable of holding. Think of these as Shackles or Carabiners. They weigh less, are stronger, are cheaper, they don't rust and don't beat up your boat. A tattling or other adjustable knot would not hold very much due to the low coefficient of friction in these slippery materials. A Bowline will pull through before reaching the strength of the line.