British rower Roz Savage continues her bid to be the first woman to row across the Pacific Ocean. She completed the first stage of her journey last fall, rowing her 24’ ocean rowing boat from San Francisco to Hawaii. On May 24 she set out from Hawaii for the second leg of her quest—the 2,500 [...]
Entries from May 2009
Shockles Head Out Across the Pacific
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
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Questions regarding which Shockles to use on my dock lines
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Steve writes:
Good morning!
I moor my 34 foot Searay on the Columbia in Portland and have a few questions regarding which Shockles to use on my dock lines. I’ve used the rubber snubbers, but I like the concept and design of your Shockles. I think you have a great product line, although your products are difficult [...]
RIGGING A SHOCKLE FOR A DOCK-LINE SNUBBER
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments
The normal way to rig a SHOCKLE as a dock-line snubber is to take a clove hitch in the line, attach the SHOCKLE, take another clove hitch approximately 150% of the SHOCKLE length, clip the SHOCKLE to it, then fasten the free end of the line to your boat cleat. [For instance, if you are [...]