Caesar,
Jam nuts work, but they can also work themselves loose. My money is still  
with the cotter rings and rigging tape and then PVC pipe over the whole  
thing.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/10/2010 6:21:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
caesarpaul01 at yahoo.com writes:

The jam  nuts use is clever, and by your experience it works. Nothing to 
catch  sheets, and sails.

Sounds much better than the cotter  rings.

Caesar

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From:  Ellner <ellner at pressenter.com>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List  <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Sun, May 9, 2010 5:21:59  PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Cotter pins vs. rings

I use jam nuts  with good success.  each stay will need one right hand 
thread and one  left hand nut.  I tighten the stays as needed and then 
hold the  turnbuckle in place and  tighten the two nuts against the  
turnbuckle.  It works very well.  ten years and counting. opps,  13years 
but who is counting.

Rod

Chris Cowie wrote:
>  I use the expensive key ring style then tape it and have a plastic   
> tube that slides over the whole assembly.  Stays in place all  season.
>
> Chris Cowie
> Cowie Associates  PC
>
>
> On May 7, 2010, at 1:38 PM, "Matthew Porter"   
> <matthewporter27 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This may be a question more  appropriate for those of you who leave the
>> standing rigging, well,  standing, but I'd like to know what you use to
>> secure the clevis  pins on your boats.
>>
>> As a bit of backstory, you should  know that I've recently inherited
>> (pre-death) the Rhodes from my  uncle, a lifelong sailor.  My sailing
>> experience is limited  to a handful of daysails, but the Admiral in  
>> my  life
>> has considerably more time on the water (she never lets me  forget  
>> that she
>> attended St. Mary's College of  Maryland, where, to hear her tell it,  
>> they
>> hand  out ASA certifications with every diploma).
>>
>> My uncle,  who is incredibly accident prone, is of the opinion that the
>>  "cotter rings" (what I call "expensive stainless key chains") tend   
>> to come
>> loose, and basic cotter pins are more  secure.  My (limited)  
>> impression is
>> that  while the cotter pins may be more secure, they make it more  
>>  difficult
>> to take out a pin if the need should arise.  It  would seem that the  
>> rings
>> would make sense if  you are trailering your boat quite a bit, but  
>> we'll  be
>> in a slip for the season.
>>
>> I'd love to  hear your opinions.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>  Porter
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