cotter pins or rings???

[Southern Star]

While I agree that rings should not be used through clevis pins that attach standing rigging to the chainplates/tangs, I use rings on my open body turnbuckles (deck screws for those from the UK) as there is no risk of 'losing the rig' should one be accidentally removed (something which has never happened to me, by the way).
They are easier to remove for tensioning the rig, can be reused and don't snag lines/ankles etc.

Brad

[Aquah0lic]

Midland One, that was hilarious.

This whole thread is silly. Why even take a million to one chance with such a costly item as a yacht. If you are looking to trim costs onboard, put off that new networked radar/watermaker/electric head combo you want and buy a bag of cotter pins.