Using a drop nose pin instead of a clevis pin or bolt.

[Concerto]

Interesting sales pitch from Sea Sure on using a drop nose pin instead of a clevis pin or bolt.

Drop Nose Pins - What are they and why use them? (sail-world.com)

 

[William_H]

There are places where a drop nose pin is appropriate. great for ease of removal and refit. I have one in the high field lever on my forestay. It locks the lever in the closed (tensioned) position. Never been concerned re it falling out but if it did, not the loss of the rig. The pin should be as good as a bolt or clevis pin for taking a load size for size. However it is the mechanism that stops the pin from falling out that makes the difference between a drop nose and a clevis pin . I would not dream of using a drop nose in say a side stay permanent attachment. I just feel like a clevis pin with split pin is more permanent and likely to remain in place.
The sales pitch talks of a spring and ball locking mechanism which I have not seen before and may enhance the permanence of the drop mechanism. Still unless you really want that ease of fitment I would not pay for one. ol'will

 

[Norman_E]

Useful things. I designed a retractable bowsprit which I intended to make from code 40 stainless pipe passed through a fitting at the bow roller and retained at its aft end (when pushed forward) by a 10mm drop nosed pin passing through it and holes in the support fitting. Sadly I never made it as coronavirus and inabilty to get to the boat intervened.

 

[LadyInBed]

Horses for courses, if the pin has to be removed frequently as in removable inner forestay or anchor retaining pin then a drop nose is the best choice. If the pin is holding a guard wire in place or the boom to the mast and is removed infrequently then I wouldn't use a drop nose.

 

[gus]

Very handy to have line tied onto your drop nose pin because it is easy to drop it overboard.