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Cotter pin

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cotter pin
A small metal pin used to keep other parts from changing their position, such as to keep a nut from turning or a clevis pin from falling out.
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cotter pin - A (small) pin used to keep turnbuckles (nuts) from unwinding.
counter - The stern-end portion of the hull that is above the waterline and extending aftwards.

Cotter Pin:
A small double:pronged bendable pin used to secure a clevis pin or to keep turnbuckles from unwinding.

cotter pin, cotter ring, cotter, cotter key
A short wire inserted in an object to secure it, for example in the barrel of a turnbuckle to keep it from rotating and in a clevis pin to hold it in place.

Large brass cotter pin used to keep the tiller from slipping out of the rudder head accidentally. It is generally attached to the rudder head with a short line or wire.
Tiller tender ...

A cotter pin or a couple of loops of mousing wire through this hole serves the same purpose and secures the shackle in a closed position.

One container of penetrating oil
Cotter pins and one shear pin
Spare fuses 3 Disposable cloths
Monkey wrench (for motor bolts)
A roll of electrical adhesive tape
Spare spark plugs
One starter rope ...

The standing rigging includes 5/16-inch wire on the upper and lower shrouds and 1/4-inch wire on the intermediate stay. The terminals are swage fittings. Catalina has interesting turnbuckle covers that keep sharp-edged cotter pins from causing ...

movement of a ship, caused by current or tide, not in the direction in which the ship is heading SHACKLE a U-shaped fitting with a pin across the open ends, the pin sometimes being threaded at one end and sometimes held in place with a cotter pin, ...

See also: Boat, Line, Point, Mast, Hold