I have a couple of Hobie's that I am able to leave with the masts and jibs up; so I am constantly trying to streamline putting other stuff...such as the rudders....on.

For years, I have been using rudder pins that have holes for cotter pins on both the top and the bottom of the pins; also, I have been using both of the pin holes all of the time.

Do any of you have any experience/thoughts on just using the cotters on the top of the rudder pins....and letting both friction and the long length of the rudder pins keep the pins from working up from the bottom?

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