[quote=Dogboy][quote]What I'm going to do now is after I rig the boat I'm going to loop a strong piece of line through a spare clew plate hole and wrap it under the boom loosely as a safety catch. [/quote]
I think that's probably a little overkill. Your sail is pushing 30 years old. You install a new clew fitting and you're likely good for another 30 years. Plus, if you punch out sail cloth for the other holes, you have backup positions for the pin if one of the holes fails. You could also keep a spare quick pin on board in the event that you need an easy to install pin for an emergency. Keep some extra line on board too. Anyway, you broke a part, it happens to all of us. Keep an eye on the clew plate hole, you will see a mark where the pin wears into the plate and you'll know when it's time to replace it. Personally I wouldn't go through the effort of tying the clew each time I sailed.
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