Quick Pin / shroud adjuster strikes again
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Posted: Nov 04, 2017 - 10:27 AM
imho -Using a quick pin in a critical location is not a good idea, even if it saves 20 seconds of rigging time - ymmv
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Posted: Nov 04, 2017 - 02:52 PM
Oops! I love quick-pins on the tiller and jib. Not so much on the rigging. Is that the mast laying on the center of the tramp?
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Tom
NACRA 5.7 (1984 Sail 181)
Pennsylvania
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Posted: Nov 05, 2017 - 08:23 AM
yes -he was on the wire - saw his shroud dangling and had no choice but to dump the mast
brand new sails too - lucky there was no damage to the sails but his brand new beams (that he made) got scratched up -
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Posted: Nov 05, 2017 - 08:24 AM
PS caution with using one in the tiller - i have seen many people (including myself) that pins get seized in the tiller -
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Posted: Nov 05, 2017 - 09:56 PM
Was that Ron? He was saying something like that this afternoon.
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Dana, Holly, Emma & Hannah
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Posted: Nov 06, 2017 - 09:48 AM
yup :)
I posted a pic or 2 on Facebook - his response was great
"if you look close, you can see my new shinny beams" haha!
btw - i love that your giving props to the previous owners of your cat
that boat has seen lots of use and love
Edited by MN3 on Nov 06, 2017 - 09:49 AM. -
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Posted: Nov 06, 2017 - 04:01 PM
Yikes! Painful lesson. I don't use quick pins, and I tape in a blow: it takes a few seconds for that peace of mind.
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SC17 right now
Bradenton, FL
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