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    Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 12:08pm
Originally posted by The Moo

Wonder what it's like to release in a hurry?

Not only that, but release using three strand laid manila? What was the top of the heap for rope, anyway? Flax? Manila? Hemp? Sisal? Cotton? Knowing canoes, probably silk?


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Post Options Post Options   Quote iiiitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jan 15 at 11:36am
Well there is no cleat to flick out but if you pull to hard the sheet will come through the loop and tangle...need your cork lifejacket then!
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And does it run through the blocks?
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Wonder what it's like to release in a hurry?
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.....well that would save a hundred quid!
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Came across this in a 19th C Canoeing book...



Wonderful - in a horrible way...

Edited by JimC - 16 Jan 15 at 9:28pm
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