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Addendum Bag Carry
I’ve been making these snubbers for decades now,
with great success. The technique can be adapted to If you’re moored at the end of a long dock, you
single-braid mooring lines, with the help of a Splic- have to carry your garbage farther than most peo-
ple to dispose of it. But put it in a bag and hold it
ing Wand. I also use it for the Spectra portion of our as shown, and you won’t end up with aching, par-
main boom preventers, where it takes some of the alyzed fingers.
slam out of any sudden loads. The only tricky bit is
securing the ends of the bungee without damaging
it with the needle; if the cord gets torn up, it will
eventually pull free. What I have found works best
is a palm-and-needle whipping, made so that the
frapping turns barely pierce the surface of the cord.
All of the holding power is in the compression from
the round turns.

Quick Chafe Gear

A strip of leather with a mooring line–size hole in
either end makes tough, adjustable chafing gear.
Sewing the leather on is better for staying put, but
is not adjustable.

Mast Steps
I’m usually not a fan of mast steps—slippery, dan-
gerous things that limit mobility—but it is handy
to have a pair opposite one another, about 4.5
feet down from the masthead. There, they pro-
vide a good place to stand, to deal with things at
the top. The folding variety (shown) won’t snag
nearby lines.

Two steps, placed opposite each other, about
4.5 feet from the top of the mast, make a dandy
place to stand when working aloft. (Margaret
Wilson-Briggs)

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