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    Posted: 09 Oct 13 at 1:19pm
How silly is it to put the taper in the middle of the sheet so i can just loop it through the eye like i do with a non tapered sheet and have the knot in the boat. Seems silly to taper sheets then put heavy knots out there.
I guess cutting away the outer core from the tapered part is a pain.
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Doesn't sound silly at all, provided you can get the outer off without damaging the core.

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On the 18 we have maffioli swiftcord with a loop made by pulling the core out and whipping it together, not cutting away any outer, to tie the sheets together in the boat we have a taper leaving about 150mm on one end, and the same then whipped into a loop the other to make a small join when tied

We tie the kite onto the loop but if you made it longer than ours you could then do the pass through method i think you are after
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Matt, thanks thats neat but doesnt really lighten the sheet outside of the boat
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Originally posted by hobbiteater

Matt, thanks thats neat but doesnt really lighten the sheet outside of the boat


I'm going to use my 'if you need lightweight sheets then the kite isn't big enough' theory here! LOL
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tom, need to feed your inner rope fet1sh1st
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