Clevis pin or rigging pin

[Mario]

Last fall, while removing Rhapsody's jib from the furling gear, someone dropped the tack clevis pin from the downhaul and of course it disappeared over the side. I have been unable to find a 5/8" x 2-1/2" clevis to replace it. However, I recently found a 5/8" x 2/1/2" "rigging pin" that would work. Is there any reason to not use a rigging pin rather than a clevis? In the interim we're using a SS bolt with locknut until we replace it.

Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD30 #252
Windmill Point, VA



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mario

if you can't find what you need, you can make a pin by starting with the appropriate diameter and length stainless carriage bolt and drilling a 1/8 in hole (or two if you want to cut off the head too) for a cotter pin

len



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[Duncan Maio]

Last fall, while removing Rhapsody's jib from the furling gear, someone dropped the tack clevis pin from the downhaul and of course it disappeared over the side. I have been unable to find a 5/8" x 2-1/2" clevis to replace it. However, I recently found a 5/8" x 2/1/2" "rigging pin" that would work. Is there any reason to not use a rigging pin rather than a clevis? In the interim we're using a SS bolt with locknut until we replace it.

Mario
s/v Rhapsody
CD30 #252
Windmill Point, VA

Mario:

I am not familiar with the term "rigging pin", but you can get a stainless clevis pin at McMaster-Carr.

Duncan Maio
s/v Remedy
CD27 #37
Bristol, RI



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[Mario]

To be honest, neither was I. I was at Fawcett Marine in Annapolis over the weekend and was browsing their hardware section when I came across "rigging pins," which look like clevis pins without a head at one end and holes in both ends.

Thanks for the link!

Mario

Mario:

I am not familiar with the term "rigging pin", but you can get a stainless clevis pin at McMaster-Carr.

Duncan Maio
s/v Remedy
CD27 #37
Bristol, RI

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