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[quote=Edchris177]3/16"...that's it? The scraps that are tied to the dogbones LOOKED pretty skinny, I thought way to skinny to be hanging off. I was looking at the Sta-set, I can get it at West Marine locally. 3/16" Sta Set shows 1200# breaking strength, factor 40% loss for the knot/wear, & it didn't seem like a lot left if I had 200# crew bouncing off the end!
However, nothing like experience, if that's what people use, it must be OK.
I can get some ends, mostly 4' but I want to know if that is long enough.
I found the little stops in the bag of mainsheets. My only knowledge at setting these up comes from the pictures of rings/handles in Murrays online site. 
Am I correct in thinking the shockcord pulls the adjustment line down,(round the small block, thereby forcing the end with the ring upwards), and when you hook up & hike out the line pulls back through the block, until the stopper runs up against the block. You are dependent on that little stopper to prevent to much line being pulled out & teabagging you?[/quote]

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