I've been thinking about what a rigger told me recently about cotter
pins. He made an interesting suggestion to replace the accessible
cotter pins (ones that don't sit right up against the turnbuckle faces
for example) with SS screws and nylon locknuts.

I did this on my backstay turnbuckle (will post a picture later on
today), and it seems like a pretty clean installation. I don't like
using tape, and these particular cotter pins seem to catch on whatever
comes near them (e.g., lines I hang on the pushpit while underway),
and I couldn't really get them to curl properly. So, I figures what
the heck. There don't appear to be any shearing issues, and I can
always keep cotter pins on hand if I need them I suppose.

Anyone try this? Comments?
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Jonathan Ganz wrote:
I've been thinking about what a rigger told me recently about cotter
pins. He made an interesting suggestion to replace the accessible
cotter pins (ones that don't sit right up against the turnbuckle faces
for example) with SS screws and nylon locknuts.

I did this on my backstay turnbuckle (will post a picture later on
today), and it seems like a pretty clean installation. I don't like
using tape, and these particular cotter pins seem to catch on whatever
comes near them (e.g., lines I hang on the pushpit while underway),
and I couldn't really get them to curl properly. So, I figures what
the heck. There don't appear to be any shearing issues, and I can
always keep cotter pins on hand if I need them I suppose.

Anyone try this? Comments?

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Mowe Z. Slowley wrote:
Jonathan Ganz wrote:
I've been thinking about what a rigger told me recently about cotter
pins. He made an interesting suggestion to replace the accessible
cotter pins (ones that don't sit right up against the turnbuckle faces
for example) with SS screws and nylon locknuts.

I did this on my backstay turnbuckle (will post a picture later on
today), and it seems like a pretty clean installation. I don't like
using tape, and these particular cotter pins seem to catch on whatever
comes near them (e.g., lines I hang on the pushpit while underway),
and I couldn't really get them to curl properly. So, I figures what
the heck. There don't appear to be any shearing issues, and I can
always keep cotter pins on hand if I need them I suppose.

Anyone try this? Comments?

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Dude, you netkkkopped me instead of talking to me.

If you had talked to me, you would have reserved the right to
legitimately complain.

Now you have lost it.


Go figgure.

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Threaded bolts shear very easily on the threads. A cotter pin of the same OD
has much less shear resistance. Use rigging tape to hold the pins in if you
are worried.

Lloyd