[C320-list] Cotter Rings

[Dprudden]

Cotter pins are so cheap now, I don't mind bending fully to make sure I don't snag anything, including myself!

I get a bag of 100 cotter pins for about $8 now. Seems to me it's worth a few cents for the safety of the rig.

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> On Jun 18, 2016, at 12:56 AM, Scott Thompson <surprise at thompson87.com> wrote:
> 
> But the ones that are easy to use are also susceptible to snags. I've heard stories about stays coming loose when a sheet snagged on a cotter ring and pulled it out, allowing the clevis pin to work free, and I've seen this happen myself on less critical hardware such as a mainsheet block. I will stick with cotter pins for anything holding up the rig. As long as you only bend them just enough so they don't back out (say 10 degrees) which is all you really need, they are easy to remove with pliers, and also to re-use.
> 
> Scott
> 
>> On 6/17/2016 4:33 PM, Elizabeth Schwartz wrote:
>> Ahoy......I have been using them many years.....reusable...and much easier to remove.....Joe n Beth.....240
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>>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 03:30 PM, Daryl Hunt wrote:
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>>> 
>>>    I do on Believe, 1999 #660.
>>> regards, Daryl
>>> 
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Guy Henry  Date: 06/16/2016  11:36 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: C320-List at Catalina320.com Subject: [C320-list] Cotter Rings
>>> Does anyone use cotter rings instead of pins on the clevis pins holding down
>>> the shrouds or stays?
>>> 
>>> Guy MoonShadow #115
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