2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
Pass the line down through the
head, out through the rear side
cheek and through the hub.
Loop under the bottom of the
block and again though the hub.
Repeat step 2.2.2 if more than
one loop is required to meet the
desired breaking load. Pass line
in through the far side cheek and
back up through the head.
Finish lashing with appropriate
knot, splice or whipping. Attach
the sheet to the becket loops
using a bow line or splice.
If another loop is required to
meet breaking load, loop the
line around fixing point, pass it
back down through the head,
out through the near side
cheek, through the hub, back in
through the far side cheek and
back up through the head.
2.2 Lashing Used as Becket - for Sheets Line 4mm (5/32”) to 6mm (1/4”)
2.3 Single Line Used as Becket & Sheet Line - for Sheets up to 3mm (1/8”)
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
Pass the line in through a cheek,
up through the head, around the
fixing point, back down through
the head and out through the
opposite cheek.
Pass both ends through the hub
in opposite directions.
Finish lashing with appropriate
knot, splice or whipping. If a
knot is used it must not be a
‘slip’ knot, and the knot must
be such that it pulls equally on
each line leading up to the hub.
A bowline is ideal. Note: the
breaking load of the installed
block is dependent on the
breaking load of the line; up
to a miximum B.L. of 550kg
(1210lb). Knots, splices,
stitching, etc. will generally have
a lower breaking load than the
rope itself.
