pinning the forestay
A bolt and nut is a slow go, better would be a pin and circle clip. Some also use a quick pin. There are two kinds, one has two balls that are spring loaded and the other loads the balls with a locking spring loaded barrel shaft. I would stay away from the spring loaded balls for this as it doesn't take much force to pull one of those pins. The locking ones work fine and many sailors use them without problem on trailer sailor boats that have light rigging. The use of one of these however, is conditional on the clevis holes remaining sized well. Be sure to inspect and test that the holes don't wear and allow the pin to work out. I use a solid pin and a key ring for the circle clip on the clevis attached to my CDI furler... I just don't trust it to remain sized properly. I use the key ring because its larger and heavier than a normal circle clip and easier for my large fingers to manage. I'm concerned that the anchor rode while hoisting could compromise one of the smaller clips. If the forestay has a high quality clevis, one of the barreled locking quick pins would likely work well on a trailer sailor and ease and reduce settup. I would get it at a marine chandlery rather than a home center.
