[Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw pin

[Peter and Jennifer]

l lock turnbuckes with cast off solid copper wire, free and easy to keep a few bits on board. Almost lost fwd lower in head seas on a rough day, really bad as my old viking 28 class was known to have mast weakness at the spreaders. Not fun to reattach in 5ft seas 5m out on a 70m transit. Been careful re pins, shackes for last 35yrs.. Forgot the other object lessons as got to cocky as posing as an old salt.
Keep leaning as forgot my lessons from my PPL.
Peter

> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:34:51 -0700
> From: Marc at babineauins.com
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw pin
> 
> Thanks one and all!
> 
> Nothing actually broke - the screw pin worked its way out releasing the mail
> sail block & tackle equipment. As a helicopter pilot, I have a pre-flight
> check list and spend a fair amount of time checking belts, bolts, nuts and
> anything else that can kill me me if it comes loose. I admit that during the
> equipment check on the boat, I missed that the shackle pin was a screw in
> pin. It will be replaced with a shackle containing a locking safety pin
> which IMHO should be standard equipment.
> 
> As for sailing, while new to the endeavor, I did spend three days at the
> JWorld Performance Sailing school. There's nothing like leaving a dock for 7
> hours a day , sailing in between million dollar yachts in Newport Harbor,
> and returning without a motor to develop some basic skills.
> 
> As an aside, does everyone add lock rings to the shroud turnbuckles to keep
> them from potentially loosening over the sailing season?
> 
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