[Rhodes22-list] Replace Clevis Pins & Split Rings

[Shawn Boles]

Try  a scar pin . Available from West marine and elsewhere.

On Fri, May 14, 2021, 5:45 AM JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:

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