[Rhodes22-list] Boom locking pin releases

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I had the same problem Lynn, and wound up replacing the pin with one 
from Zoro that looked like this - https://www.zoro.com/search?q=plunger+pin

Part of the problem was that the pin was only supported laterally by the 
plastic of the slide (not by a metal sleeve), and part was that it 
wasn't long enough. In addition, the hole in the mast was a bit too 
large for my liking, but I could have lived with that if the pin was 
beefy enough.

The new pin looks like 
https://www.zoro.com/innovative-components-plunger-pin-ring-063-in-38-16-028-3jcy9/i/G0305541/ 
- one of the pieces from the "plunger pin" search above. I had to drill 
& tap the plastic to accommodate the new pin, but once the boom iss 
locked in place now, it's there for the duration - no more falling!

I won't have access to the boat until the middle of December, so can't 
take pix or measure it - but the above should point you in the right 
direction - or at least the direction I took!

Dennis
Magic Moments
Takin' a break & heading south :)

On 10/13/2015 11:25 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List wrote:
> The spring loaded pull pin that locks the boom on the mast is not reliable. Boom falls unexpectedly. I would appreciate any ideas on how to best fix this. I am thinking a stronger spring, larger and or longer pin or new smaller hole in mast above or below current oversize hole.  Thanks
>
> Lynn
>
> Mr. Lynn Pagliaro
> Charleston, SC
> 1988 recycled in 2006
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