Hello, I just returned from a trip to Rehoboth Bay, Deleware this weekend, and had a few questions about the performance of the boat and parts......Today, the wind was about 15-20mph, gusting maybe over 25 and I experienced a few problems with my 16.......

First of all, I found it EXTREMELY challenging to furl/unfurl my roller jib in the heavier winds and was wondering if there was any special technique to this is in high winds? I found after about 6 tries that it was not possible to furl the jib while in irons because the furling hardware attached to the mast tang was not rotating. How can this be fixed? Or should I just trash the roller furler and switch back to the original, class-legal rig?

Also, after sailing around the bay for about an hour or so, I beached up on the shore to grab some breakfast, and realized that somehow the circular clevis pin which attaches to and holds up the shroud came off and only the pin part was attached to it, with nothing preventing it from popping out, and the mast to come crashing down. It was after some speculation that I decided that all of my stupid litlle pins had to be replaced with someting easier to use. My question is if anyone uses or knows of an easier type of pin to use? I am fed up with these pins because I have lost about 8 of them in two sailing trips alone.

My third problem that I experienced was that (fortunately for me) a member of the club noticed that my rudder cams were not installed properly and had my spin them foreward so that the rudders would finally lock. Even after "fixing" them, I still had the rudders popping up randomly through all the chop and wind. Now, had these cams been old and worn away, I know the solution would just be to replace them with new ones, but the problem is that I replaced the cams 2 days ago because of this problem. Now, after going out in this heavier wind, I am begining to think that maybe the problem isn't the cams, but instead the fact that the tillers have been scraping away at the gudeon and wearing it down since 1979. I took a look at the gudeon after my trip and they did look extremely filed down and chewed up. Could this be my problem or am I doing something wrong with my rudder cams?

Thanks in advance for all of your help,
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