Hardware development

Originally posted by Do Different iGRF. I have a degree of respect for your drive to innovate. However on this point. If you have had a mast fall down five or six times, statistically compared to other dinghy sailors that would point overwhelmingly to operator error on your part.

Well it's been over two or three different boats, the EPS came down on the lake when a fastpin twisted out of one side of the chain plate, have still got the bent out of shape chain plate to prove it.

The Farr 1st time was a shackle that came suppled brand new, nothing I did. 2nd time might have been a bit my fault not saying why, third time was another fast pin on the lee side (I was out on the wire we all went in the water together)

The Hybrid/Fireblade was a fast pin (why do I never learn)1st time, then a bottle screw but I managed to get ashore before it completely fell down.

I've had boats that nothing (like the mast falling down) went wrong, the Musto, L3K, RS500, Alto, RS100, and the Solution, Solo, Minisprint have all been OK.

iGRF @2.49.

I distrust fast pins where rig tension is low, boats with slack rigs and such like. I have a couple and decided to use them on my dyneema lowers for ease of adjustment, and I decided they were less critical than on the shrouds or forestay so it would be a safe place try them out. I had a protracted capsize on Sunday and during the process of recovering one of the fast pins came partially out releasing the lower and preventing me from sailing on. I'll be reverting to clevis pins and keyrings this weekend.

I have considered that but sticking bike inner tube over the shroud adjusters sort of defeats the 'easy to adjust' element. That said they are pretty much impossible to adjust on the water anyway...

Is there not a solution that is based in a drop nose pin with some plastic part that fits between the shroud adjuster and the drop nose so the drop nose can’t flip up. (Obviously trailer drop nose pins have a locking steps in the drop nose but with the random widths of things being pinned on boats this less likely to work)