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Originally Posted by sailingdog
What strikes me as very unusual is that he has heavier than 1/4" wire, but the clevis pins are seriously undersized for the heavier wire. That is very worrying, since the swages on the wire would normally be sized for standard pins, and it sounds like the ones he has are sized for very small clevis pins.
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A MILL Spec number 20668 style aircraft eye for 3/8” wire uses a 1/2 inch pin. The same fitting in the marine style will use a 5/8” pin. By the way, an aircraft eye for 1/4” wire will use a 3/8” pin. That would be an odd choice but it matches what he has for a pin in the headstay and lets you use 1/4” wire. Would not be my choice but I can see them doing something like this.
All the best,
Robert Gainer