Yes.. cotter not clevis.

Mind you I've had to replace many clevis pins due to butter fingered crews
during a mast-stepping.

CM

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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| "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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| Do you inspect your pins for wear? I generally replace mine annually if
| feasible.
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| You mean cotter pins, not clevis pins, I assume. The odd thing about
cotter
| pins in turnbuckles is that they actually aren't needed as long as
there's some
| tension on the stay. Not that I recommend going for extended periods
without
| pins, but leaving them out while tuning the rig isn't a problem. If a
| turnbuckle is trying to "unwind" you have a problem.
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