[Rhodes22-list] Split Ring Alternative?

[Mike Riter]

Jeff, I can't speak to the Suncor brand ball lock pins (probably better
than mine), but I've been using the AVK 304 ss 1/4" x 3/4" ball lock pins
on two of my inner stays for over a year now with no problems. They are
showing a little surface rust on the shoulder of the thicker part of the
pin, otherwise they're working perfectly. If I could remember where I
bought them I would get more. The 3/4" seems to be the right length without
being overly long. I can get by with the 304 stainless because my R22 is
coddled and lives on it's trailer inside my shop when I'm not sailing.

Mike Riter
SV Emma B




On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> On my boat, the 1/2” long pin would be too short.  Maybe it could be made
> to work if the sides of the fork-like fitting on the bottom of the
> turnbuckle were squeezed together in a vice or something. The next size up
> is 1” long, which might be too long.
>
> You definitely want something low profile for the upper and forward-lower
> shrouds, otherwise the the jib sheets tend to get snagged.
>
> I had been using Jurgan tool free clevis pins (which apparently are no
> longer available) for my shrouds, but due to the sheet snagging issue, have
> gone back to regular clevis pins with pig tail rings.  If I was only
> raising the mast once a year, I’d use split rings or even cotter pins for
> peace of mind.  Pig tail rings have been known to occasionally work
> themselves loose, but I keep spares on board, and as you note on a Rhodes
> 22 the loss of any one stay would not result in disaster.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
> > On Aug 29, 2020, at 10:18 AM, JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I hate using split rings or "safety pins" to secure clevis pins!
> > Has anyone had real life experience with:
> >
> >       SUNCOR QUICK LOCK PIN 1/4" X 1/2" 316 S/S       SCR-S0375-0715
> QUICK LOCK PIN
> > 1/4" X 1/2" 316 S/S   173204  In Stock        15.29
> >
> > These are from Hamilton Marine.
> > WLL shear load is 4,600 lbs, which should be more than adequate and as
> long
> > as the clevis pin holder hole is not enlarged, should be secure.
> >
> > I figure that with the redundancy of stays on the R22, one failure would
> not
> > be catastrophic.
> > Pricey for 10 of them, but worth it in frustration abatement.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----
> > Jeff Smith
> > 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> > Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> > Atlantic Highlands, NJ
> >
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>
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