Took the 5.8 out today, and a couple of minutes off of the beach, the mast came down, luckily nobody was hurt, we got in safely. Upon inspection, we found that the twist (screw) shackle holding the bridal foil on had come out. We probably should have checked it before sailing, but we thought that just switching both of those to clevis pins and rings, as the rest of the standing rigging is, would be easier, and safer. Is there any reason that switching them over wouldn't work?
I'm also wondering how exactly to switch my tiller crossbar hinge/connectors to the tiller extension universals. Thanks.