by jeadstx » Mon May 20, 2013 1:36 pm
I had a split ring come off a stay last summer on the Texas 200. It was the starboard stay. I noticed it swinging loose while we were on a port tack. I was lucky in that the clevis pin was lying up against the chain plate when I went to resecure it. Unfortunately, while trying to get a cotter pin to lock the clevis pin in place, my cousin who was at the helm shifted his weight to starboard and we capsized. Rigging stay attached and we didn't loose the mast. Another sailor on the event suggested tapping the split rings and cotter pins on the rigging to prevent the lose of a stay. I tape my stays now. I have the 1/8" stays from D&R Marine.
John
1976 Day Sailer II, #8075 - Completed the 2011, 2012, and 2013 Texas 200
1952 Beetle Boat Swan Catboat
Early Rhodes 19
1973 Mariner 2+2, #2607 - Completed 2014, 2015 and 2016 Texas 200
1969 Day Sailer I, #3229
Fleet 135; Canyon Lake, Texas