Made up some useful bits and pieces out of 3/16 dyneema line - a tether for when I'm on my own in windy conditions, and a soft shackle. I followed the instructions at the Colligo Marine website, and it was all very straightforward. I have used these for a while already and both work very well (and saved lots of cash). I'm going to make up a bunch of the soft shackles as they are very handy for various jobs on the boat.
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| Tether |
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| Shackle |
The tether is just long enough for me to move around the cockpit, but not long enough for me to fall overboard. The hardware are an alu mountaineering carabiner and a Ronstan snap shackle (I've now changed this to two carabiners). I use several anchoring points, but the main one is a soft pad eye that I installed in the middle of the cockpit floor.
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