On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:56:11 +0000, Chris Nicholas wrote:

Martin Gregorie wrote [snip] " . . .I think items 7 and 10 should be
swapped so the weak link is part of the wire strop assembly and item 4
should be selected so its colour matches the colour of the weak link."

Some clubs, including mine, do that - change the strop with weak link
attached, to suit the glider. Some have several weak links on the cable
and just switch the same strop from one to another. Some may just change
the weak link, with quick releases either side, so only one strop is
needed.

Chris N.

Apologies, Chris. I thought that you'd gotten confused with all the
shackles - the sort of thing I'd do.

The only club I've visited that swapped the weak link but not the strop
was Auckland, NZ - and they use a really long strop, at least 5 m, and
aero-tow rope in place of steel cable on the winch.

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