boom to mainsheet block

[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by tstano

My mind is a very disturbed and creative force unfettered by common sense. NASA is still considers my thoughts to be far beyond this dimension. Anyhow, you made the retainer from stainless scrap to hold the larger strop that goes around the boom, eh? Or did you use a piece of webbing for both?

All U Get

Yep, I used s/s scrap bits for the clamps. I hadn't thought to use more webbing for this purpose, but I reckon it would work ok. All it is there for is to keep the strop from sliding along the boom when part of the load resolves axially along the boom, so it is really shear loading on the screws that does the job.

Jim