Managed to break an aka shear pin today - couple miles from home.
Had a replacement on hand, but thought I would try one of the round (bamboo?) chopsticks I had with me.
Had not thought ahead to wrap them in electrical tape or something, so it tended to fall right through... remedied that with a bungee/clove hitch:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1081497986 ... 0994637810Sailed with it for about 2.5 hours in 9-12 mph winds - no problems at all.
Hauled it up on the beach, yanked hard on the rear aka, and the chopstick sheared off nicely - no damage to the surrounding pieces.
I'll keep carrying real shear bolts
But, pending a successful chopstick trial in 15-20 mph winds, I think my on-the-water replacement of choice will be the chopsticks:
- Easy to grab 'hold of
. - Easy to slip into the hole (they are tapered)
. - They float if dropped.
. - The price is right...
I'm thinking rudder pin too (also just to get home on).... but have been too lazy to try it out.
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