[Rhodes22-list] Main sail clew shackle

[Geoff Farrell]

Thanks. I will purchase a new shackle. In the meantime I've taped up the pin
on the current shackle. Thanks again, Geoff

On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 6:42 PM, Christopher Cowie <
ccowie at cowieassociates.com> wrote:

> Geoff:
>
> I think that type of shackle relies on some friction that may have been
> lost if you squeezed the ends together.  You could try prying the shackle
> apart again to regain the friction.  I had a similar problem about a year
> ago and replaced the shackle with the same type and it has worked fine
> since.  There is probably a good reason to use the type of shackle that is
> in place rather than a screw in type.
> Christopher P. Cowie
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> On Mar 9, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Geoff Farrell wrote:
>
> > Hi Everybody. I'm having an issue with the shackle that holds the main
> sail
> > clew to the car on the boom that's connected to the outhaul line. In
> other
> > words, the line I use to unfurl the main sail. The pin came loose and the
> > main sail was then no longer attached at the clew to the outhaul
> mechanism.
> > Luckily, this occurred while the boat was docked and the sail was furled
> > into the mast. I'm sure the pin was close to opening after a recent sail
> and
> > the windy weather at the dock forced it to come off completely. The
> shackle
> > isn't what I'm used to. The pin doesn't screw into the body of the
> shackle.
> > To reinsert the pin I needed to squeeze the shackle with a pliers and
> then
> > insert and turn the pin to what looks like a locking position.
> >
> > I did this and then went for a sail. Upon returning to the dock I noticed
> > that the pin was again turning out of its locking position and so I've
> reset
> > it again.
> >
> > Has anyone had a similar problem? Has anyone replaced this shackle with a
> > standard shackle that has a screw-type pin?
> >
> > Thanks, Geoff
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