I took the turnbuckle out of the bobstay on two of my schooners when I happened to be replacing the stay anyway. I stove the sprits down a bit by hanging my 200#+ off the end and adding a bit more weight as needed. To protect the sprit against any risk of over bending, I kept the jib stay rigged and eased that turnbuckle a bit at a time till I could get the pin in.
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