I have a 1976 DS2.
I am looking for a quick release/attach bow shackle for connecting the mainsheet to the boom.
Right now, I have a small bow shackle that uses a screw to go through the top block. It is cumbersome to unscrew/screw this small screw, especially if the wind is blowing and moving the boom around.
Seems to me that there has to be a quick connect substitute for this shackle.
The limiting thing here seems to be the size of the hole in the top block of the mainsheeting block & tackle.
My rigging terms may be off some (or maybe just totally incorrect), but I really need something like a narrow cleavis pin with a ball on one end so I can quickly attach/detach the mainsheet from the boom.
Help me out here.
Thanks.
Hal