[Rhodes22-list] Replace Clevis Pins & Split Rings

[JeffSmith]

Do you hate messing with clevis pins and then having to insert a split ring
or a "safety pin" to secure the rigging?   
I have 2 hacks which make life easier:

Quick Release Pin Bimini Top Pin 1/4 Inch Full 316 Stainless Steel (4 pack)
I bought 3 packs
Oldhill Fastening Tapes Hook and Loop 1/2" (assorted colors)

The pins are 1.5" overall, which is too long for my taste so I cut them down
and drilled a new hole in the shorter version and pop riveted a 6" length of
the hook and loop tape to the included ring.  The cut pins now have a 3/4"
usable space. They are secured 2 ways: by the ball at the end of the pin and
the tape wraped around the pin and chain plate.  Very easy to insert and
remove by the included large split ring. You can buy individual Quick
Release Pins in yor required size (some with 2 balls at the end), but the 4
pack is much less expensive.

The second hack is to make pins to keep the shrouds from twisting by pinning
the turnbuckles.

18 Pack of  1/16'x1" SS cotter pins from West Marine (Model # 257956) under
$10.00
Same Oldhill Fastening Tapes Hook and Loop 1/2"

Punch a small hole 3/16" from the end of  a 3" length of tape and slide one
side of the cotter pin through the hole. clip one side of the cotter pin
even with the end of the tape and the other side 1/4" longer.  C. Sherman
Johnson makes a commercial version, but they are $14.00 a pair.






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Jeff Smith
2009/2016 R22 #101 RADIANT
Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

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