10 Second Soft Shackles - Part 2

Soft shackles are fast becoming more popular than traditional metal shackles making tying them a skill that every sailor should know. Following on from our 10 second soft shackle video we have put together part 2 in the series made up of suggestions from the comments in our first 10 second soft shackle video.

The team at Bottom Up Boats have created another great soft shackle video, that complements our first 10 sec soft shackle video which as has over 420,000 views. If you have not seen the first one watch it on the link below.

10 Second Soft Shackles

Skip straight to the soft shackle that interests you most.
0:00 - Introduction
0:30 - Top Tip 1 - Tie Clamp First
1:05 - Top Tip 2 - Tie two Single Stoppers
1:52 - Twist to create a Clamp
2:23 - Cow Hitch + Surgeons Knot
3:20 - Zeppelin Knot + Cow Hitch
4:12 - Bull Hitch + OverHand Knot
4:58 - Pile Hitch + OverHand Knot
5:38 - Ashley's Book of Knots
6:07 - ABOK #526 + ABOK #1126
7:35 - Join the Bottom Up Boats Crew

With in minutes you will be able to create hundreds of soft shackles in seconds like we do in the video. While we still prefer to make the versions which do require some simple splicing due to the extra strength and they give you can not go past this video to learn how to make them in seconds. We will tech you how to turn a meter of any rope into a shackle that has 100's of use case in less than 10 second.

This is the new must have skill for anyone who sails, allowing you to create spare parts on the fly.

Once you have mastered the soft shackles in this video we do recommend you learn the upgraded version that require some splicing and advance knot tying skills. While is is more complicated than the simple options you now know it is well worth learn all the varieties, it is easier than you think !!!

The following soft shackle play list has all the video you require to be rigging like a pro :-

Get your own copy of "The Ashely Book of Knots" via the following link below, this will help you master all the knots you will ever need to know.

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[pavelguretskiy]

I'd prefer zeppelin knot + cow hitch! Bouth easy to untie.

[alancadieux]

I have the Ashley book of knots, and I agree with him when he says, getting more elaborate than necessary or adding more than needed to any knot 🪢 usually ends up detracting from what you're trying to accomplish.

[briancrossley]

How about a video showing strength tests on all of these shackles?

[moonhand]

Stopper knots need not to pull through. Some like the overhand knot are not to be trusted. It is not the size of the stopper knot per se but the size of the base of the knot.