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Alberta's Deadeyes

A simple flat bar strap round an oak deadeye.

The shroud chain is simply bolted through a link between the jaws of the strap.

Strap 25 x 4 (1" x 5/16"). M10 (3/8") bolt. 12mm dia (1/2") lanyards x 6m / 20' each.

I found it very difficult and time consuming to get equal tension on each of three shrouds each side of the smack and still end up with a vertical mast at the desired rake.