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On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 02:10:23 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:

My feeling is the slack will allow the plane to move and then jerk to a
stop. Does anyone know the proper method and the reason?

I agree with you. Mine are kept about as tight as I can get them.

Agreed. I not only take up the slack but haul down on the line to make
sure it's stretched.

It must of course be nylon line. Nylon stretches. I don't know what
the drill ought to be with polypro or chain.

Among other things with slack line, I would worry that the knot might
work loose. (I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends
on tension to hold it securely.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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Cub Driver wrote:

(I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends
on tension to hold it securely.)

When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe hitch".

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Cub Driver wrote:

(I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends
on tension to hold it securely.)

When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe
hitch".

George Patterson
++++++++++++++++++++++
I learned it in scouts, as a taught line hitch.
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Jim in NC


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"Morgans" wrote in message
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Cub Driver wrote:

(I forget what the knot is called, but I think it depends
on tension to hold it securely.)

When I learned it, the fellow that taught it to me called it a "canoe
hitch".

George Patterson
++++++++++++++++++++++
I learned it in scouts, as a taught line hitch.
--
Jim in NC
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crap It should be "taut" instead of taught. Brain fart from lateness.

--
Jim in NC


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