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

Peter and Jennifer sailer291 at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 18 15:48:45 EDT 2013


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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