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

[Shawn Boles]

Hi:

I use stainless steel wire to lock shroud turnbuckles  turnbuckles and
check them EVERY time before  I go out for a sail.

Cheers,
Shawn
S/V Sweet Baboo (Recycled 86)


On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Peter and Jennifer
<sailer291 at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Tried a pkg rings, too hard for me to open without tools as thumbs shot.
> Rings that is, not pkg though it was struggle, damm blister pkts.
> Phc
>
> > Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39:56 -0400
> > From: dwbrad at gmail.com
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Problem with Main Sail shackle with screw
> pin
> >
> > 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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