Talk:Belaying pin

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Quick release? Cleat? Weapon?
1. Is a belaying pin ever used as a "quick release"? From illustrations, it would appear that the pin can be pulled up and out of the pinrail leaving the loops of rope to be quickly undone. Of course, a rope holding a load (sails, rigging, etc.) might apply a strong force on the belaying pin making it difficult to pull out of the pinrail.

2. On the other hand, a cleat is permanently fixed and cannot be pulled or twisted to quickly release ropes affixed to it.

3. In old movies about pirates or other seafarers, the characters are sometimes shown carrying a belaying pin in their belts or pockets. The pins can be accessed quickly and used as a weapon to clonk an opponent. That could happen in an ambush or in a bar fight or in a fight on a pier or a ship.

Should any of this be included in the main article? AdderUser (talk) 03:06, 19 February 2020 (UTC)