Ideally there should only be a couple to deal with. I leave everything connected and tapped but 2. I loosen one stay when when taking the mast down. So when I put it up I only have to pin the forestay then retention and re-pin the shroud. I do have big one on my mast hinge pin but it is not to hard. Mostly I keep some small needle nose (I have no finger nails long enough to matter) in a small cooler on the tramp and use it to manage ring dings if I need. I do have a few of the open ones like listed above and that definitely helps.
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Dustin Finlinson • Magna, UT
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I HATE D@MNED COTTER RINGS!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 09:55 AM
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 09:59 AM
take a look at a pair of "split ring pliers" usually found at a well stocked fishing tackle outlet....seems a pair would be very useful around a sail boat and I seem to recall the cost at less than $5.
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Bert Scott
Niceville, FL
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 11:32 AM
Trumped by the scurvy card. Fair enough.
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Rob
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 12:52 PM
It's always funny to me when a post produces a lot of responses except the original poster (OP) is never heard from. At least the thread remained sort of on-topic.
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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
Memphis, TN
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 02:50 PM
There are in fact grades of stainless. 304 & 316 are most commonly used in salt water resistant tools. My P300 does not say what grade it is to my memory. One thing I learned working on an excursion boat in salt water is that a good flush with clear water followed by blowing out with compressed air helps. On tools that have closed in areas, (like the hinge on a knife), I follow with a liberal flush with WD40. It is far from my favorite lubricant, but water displacement is it's best trick. Only problem is, once you use it, you have to reapply frequently. Used regularly, the blade will deploy one handed every time. I also agree about the blade, it does make a really ragged cut.
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Mike Brady
Sugar Land, TX
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Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 08:38 PM
Hard to respond when I can't stop laughing. The open rings look like the way to go. I didn't know those were available. Wish I could have had the patent for that. I need to think of other stimulating topics like this to post purely for everyone's entertainment, including mine.
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Eric C
Force 5 project boat
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1980 Nacra 5.2
"Double Vision"
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