pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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Re: pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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Rich Abato, up above, has the right answer, take it to a machine shop and have them "pull" the hole.
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Re: pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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Sea Hunt Video wrote:Holy crapola Greg, this is a family website :!: :D
Well, there are "families," and there are "families." You know what I'm saying, like it would be unfortunate if my family met your family, if you know what I'm saying?
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Re: pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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Its a 16th of an inch does it really matter that much?
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Re: pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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Markst95 wrote:Its a 16th of an inch does it really matter that much?
No, it will only fail at the worst possible time. :wink:
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Re: pin size mismatch in standing rigging

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bottomscraper wrote:
Markst95 wrote:Its a 16th of an inch does it really matter that much?
No, it will only fail at the worst possible time. :wink:
Yep! Just like every other piece of hardware, whether it's exactly correct or not...
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