"katysails" wrote in message ...
We use ring and tape. too. Aside from the fact that the rings don't
work themselves out or snap off,

Wanna Bet? I had one work out a few months ago on my La Brisa.

Worked my butt off getting upwind all the way on the lake looking
forward to a sleigh ride down wind. On my last tack upwind lost the
mast due to one of those cruddy SS rings either working out or
snapping. I use them on my small boat because I remove them often, but
on RedCloud I use real cotter pins then i serve over the pins on and
the turn buckles... screw tape always wears out unravels rotts fades
ect......

joe



you also don't get gouged in the ankle
by a bent over cotter pin on the way by. BTW, bobbypins can be used as
SHORT TERM emergency voter pins if you're in a real crunch...just
remember to replace them...they rust through very quickly and won't take
a lot of load for a lonmg period of time. They are stronger than
paperclips, though.