[quote=Edchris177]That constant "clinking" used to drive me crazy on the monohulls. It is VERY easy to eliminate. You want the ends secured anyway, so one of them doesn't end up at the masthead, forcing you to tip the boat to retrieve it.
Once you are done sailing, hold the shackle in one hand & bring the halyard around to the rear, by going outside the trap lines & shroud. Pull it up or down, to wherever suits your particular setup, so you only have about 5' of line on the tramp. Next make a bight in the halyard line, then push a portion of the standing end through the bight, so it forms a small loop. Hook the halyard shackle onto this loop, & secure the shackle. Most shackles are of the captive spring pin variety, so this procedure takes about 3 seconds.
Now you are left with only the bitter end of the halyard dangling, & shackle secured to this line. Take it to the stern & wrap it once or twice around the rear beam, tramp lacing, or whatever is easy on your particular boat. Pull a bit of tension into it, & secure with a couple of half hitches.
The entire wire line is now on a good angle from the masthead, far away from anything it can knock against. The shackle is in mid air, & there is no wire rope to rub the anodizing from the mast. It takes the same 3-5 seconds to undo it for the next sail.[/quote]
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