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"DSK" wrote in message N1EE wrote: What's the best cotter pin type to secure a turnbuckle? I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to be taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine but I think they are more obtrusive. Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Max PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what port do you sail? |
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Maxprop wrote:
Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Depends on how desperate you are. Adrenalin can do amazing things. PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? Yes, in fact I was born & raised in NC although I have not lived here continuously. If so, where? Directly above the worlds largest deposit of red clay Another answer is "too far inland." Or at least from what port do you sail? We keep our big boat in New Bern, I see you're currently in Oriental. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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"DSK" wrote in message Maxprop wrote: Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Depends on how desperate you are. Adrenalin can do amazing things. PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? Yes, in fact I was born & raised in NC although I have not lived here continuously. If so, where? Directly above the worlds largest deposit of red clay Another answer is "too far inland." Or at least from what port do you sail? We keep our big boat in New Bern, I see you're currently in Oriental. Fresh Breezes- Doug King Wish we were currently in Oriental. We live in Indiana, actually. December was our first visit to NC, Oriental specifically, where we bought some property on the Neuse just outside of town. New Bern, eh? Fascinating town. Capt. Ratty's is a favorite--had the best mussels I've ever eaten there. The server was amused by Midwesterners raving about seafood which is as common as dirt there. Max |
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Why would you not carry a simple tool to do that?
I don't recommend rings. They *do* snag lines and when they do, they're apt to get pulled out enough to finally finish the job on their own. Straight cotter pins if put in correctly will not come out and won't snag with or without tape. "Maxprop" wrote in message link.net... "DSK" wrote in message N1EE wrote: What's the best cotter pin type to secure a turnbuckle? I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to be taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine but I think they are more obtrusive. Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Max PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what port do you sail? |
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"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message Why would you not carry a simple tool to do that? See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. I don't recommend rings. They *do* snag lines and when they do, they're apt to get pulled out enough to finally finish the job on their own. Not if you tape them, same as with pins. Straight cotter pins if put in correctly will not come out and won't snag with or without tape. Um, where are your turnbuckles? On the house roof? Experience: when the tape chafes through, the bent-over pin ends begin snagging sheets again, just as they would have done had they not been wrapped. No problem so far with rings. Max "Maxprop" wrote in message "DSK" wrote in message N1EE wrote: What's the best cotter pin type to secure a turnbuckle? I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to be taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine but I think they are more obtrusive. Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Max PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what port do you sail? |
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Put it on a lanyard before you use it. I lost one screw driver and a drill
bit over the side. Everything else was tied on before I started. "Maxprop" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message Why would you not carry a simple tool to do that? See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. I don't recommend rings. They *do* snag lines and when they do, they're apt to get pulled out enough to finally finish the job on their own. Not if you tape them, same as with pins. Straight cotter pins if put in correctly will not come out and won't snag with or without tape. Um, where are your turnbuckles? On the house roof? Experience: when the tape chafes through, the bent-over pin ends begin snagging sheets again, just as they would have done had they not been wrapped. No problem so far with rings. Max "Maxprop" wrote in message "DSK" wrote in message N1EE wrote: What's the best cotter pin type to secure a turnbuckle? I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to be taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine but I think they are more obtrusive. Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Max PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what port do you sail? |
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Ties on drill bits auto whip.
Cheers Jonathan Ganz wrote: Put it on a lanyard before you use it. I lost one screw driver and a drill bit over the side. Everything else was tied on before I started. "Maxprop" wrote in message hlink.net... "Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message Why would you not carry a simple tool to do that? See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. I don't recommend rings. They *do* snag lines and when they do, they're apt to get pulled out enough to finally finish the job on their own. Not if you tape them, same as with pins. Straight cotter pins if put in correctly will not come out and won't snag with or without tape. Um, where are your turnbuckles? On the house roof? Experience: when the tape chafes through, the bent-over pin ends begin snagging sheets again, just as they would have done had they not been wrapped. No problem so far with rings. Max "Maxprop" wrote in message "DSK" wrote in message N1EE wrote: What's the best cotter pin type to secure a turnbuckle? I like to use an oversized ring type cotter pin. They still have to be taped over (it's a commonly heard myth that cotter rings won't snag lines) but they are easier to use and have longer useful life. Some people I sail with use safety-pin style cotter pins. These are fine but I think they are more obtrusive. Agreed. Rings can be placed or removed without tools, whereas the split cotter pins can't. Max PS--Doug: Do you live in NC? If so, where? Or at least from what port do you sail? |
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Maxprop wrote: See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. Perhaps you should attach your tool to soemthing. It's a good idea for heavy weather and a requirement for the bolt cutters... Cheers |
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"MC" wrote in message Maxprop wrote: See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. Perhaps you should attach your tool to soemthing. Um, I'm not gonna go there . . . It's a good idea for heavy weather and a requirement for the bolt cutters... I've been drilling holes in the distal ends of the handles/grips of many of my more valued tools for this reason. Oddly enough, a large stainless cotter ring through the hole in the handle works perfectly for attaching a lanyard with a small snap hook at the end. Good for working aloft as well. Crew was getting ****ed at being bombed by tools from the masthead. Max |
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You sound like a real klutz.
"Maxprop" wrote in message hlink.net... "MC" wrote in message Maxprop wrote: See other posts. I've grown tired of needlessly dropping tools overboard. Rings are cheap. Perhaps you should attach your tool to soemthing. Um, I'm not gonna go there . . . It's a good idea for heavy weather and a requirement for the bolt cutters... I've been drilling holes in the distal ends of the handles/grips of many of my more valued tools for this reason. Oddly enough, a large stainless cotter ring through the hole in the handle works perfectly for attaching a lanyard with a small snap hook at the end. Good for working aloft as well. Crew was getting ****ed at being bombed by tools from the masthead. Max |
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