Hobie Wave Shackle Replacement

What do folks think about replacing the shackles with one that allows for a seizing or safety wire? The shackles that came with the Wave do not have a hole in the pin to allow for a safety wire. I think I would feel better about have some sort of safety wire....your input is appreciated. Thanks!

If you're worried about shackles coming undone, use loctite on the threads or use shackles with a clevis pin rather than a threaded pin. Generally speaking though, if you use a pair of pilers to tighten down the shackles, they should be fine.

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Thanks for the suggestion!

Wired shackles are good to use if you leave your boat rigged with the mast up. If the rig is subject to long term wind caused vibration, the wired shackles is one less thing to worry about/check each time you take the boat out. These wired shackles are also good to use in high load areas like at the mast tang where all the wires meet. Hobie mast rotate and move, so under load there is a chance that the pin will back out. I think using wired shackles is a good call. I have been around these boats a long time, and I have seen masts drop due to shackle pins backing out, split rings being snagged and the pin pulling out, turnbuckles backing out and on and on. A little measure of overkill can be a good thing.