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

[David Bradley]

I use stainless steel wire that is available at west marine for this
purpose.  Hadn't thought about rings - sounds easier.


On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:52 AM, <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Peter,
> My personal belief is that copper is to soft a metal to use. Cotter rings
> are stainless steel.
>
> Rummy
>
>
> In a message dated 6/18/2013 10:41:54 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> sailer291 at hotmail.com writes:
>
> 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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