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

[Theodore Boender]

The same exact thing happened to me this weekend! However, I could not find the screw pin. I had to rig up a temp fix on the fly. I think I am going to safety wire that damn pin next time. I think it is a 1/2 in shackle. 

Adapt and overcome!

Good luck with the new boat Mr Babs. This is just the beginning. There are about a thousand other little parts (maybe not that many) just like that damn 1/2 inch shackle that, if they fail, could ruin your otherwise pleasant sail.

Here is my pre-sail inspection checklist.

#1 Check everything you can.
#2 Check it again
#3 Think and worry about all the things you didn't check
#4 Adapt and overcome when the one thing you didn't check fails or doesn't work underway
#5 Have a drink (Mt Gay Rum is the beverage of choice) to numb the pain and help you from worrying about checking everything

Cheers,
Ted

S/V AIRPOWER R22 1991/2013
NEW Update---Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire!!!


On Jun 17, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Mrbabs <Marc at babineauins.com> wrote:

> Hello All
> 
> Just splashed the new boat this weekend and ran into a problem. We are
> totally new to sailing so please forgive the non-sailing lingo.
> 
> While tacking, the main sail block & tackle arrangement departed the
> traveler bar, flew past my face following the boom. While trying not to fall
> overboard and yelling appropriate sailing cuss words, I found a small
> shackle and screw pin on the floor of the cockpit. With limited ability to
> steer it was very difficult to re-attach the block & tackle with the mail
> sail and boom flying around.
> 
> So my question - why the heck is such an important piece of hardware
> attached to the traveler with a screw pin that can fall out and wreak havoc? 
> Is this normal? Should I replace this with a shackle containing a locking
> pin or am I just adding Locktight to the screw threads? 
> 
> I feel like an idiot for asking, but is there any other hardware that can
> come undone so quickly?  Does anyone have a "pre-flight" hardware inspection
> list they use before shoving off?
> 
> If the shackle and or pin had not landed in the cockpit, I don't think I
> couldn't have made it home. Unless you're going to suggest a MacGyver
> maneuver using a winch!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
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