[quote=MN3]2 other quickpin concerns:
1. they are well known to "freeze up" when left in a hole during storage. I have seen many people on the beach with a hammer trying to get a rusted/frozen quick pin out of their tiller, or other areas... and not being able to sail until they find a drill press to get it out.
2. I used to connect my main clew and boom with a quick pin (h18). I was aware that the brass clew plate was getting wormed out by the quickpin but didn't pay much attention to it untill... in a big puff, right next to a bridge, during a tack, the pin worked out .. the boom hit the deck and i lost all power and steering.. my crew was flailing to get the boom re-attached and i narrowly missed getting pushed into the bridge... all would have been avoided if i used a shackle instead of that quick pin.
I have no quickpins on my boat, and don't miss them. The time saved isn't worth the risk of one of them freezing up on me, or breaking on me[/quote]
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