skaterdave

due, it looked that you were putting the sling thru the hole in the transom lifting eye. if that is the case, i was just pointing out that the fabric type slings are not designed to be rigged that way. they actually make special shackles for fabric(synthetic) slings. most guys just use a bigger shackle to distribute the load. i would hate to see the boat swing just a little of a period of time, which could cut thru the sling. i watched a lot of people on jobsites rig things improper with bad results.