On Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 7:10:49 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Helped the new owner beat his 27 together, last Sunday.............he looked shocked when I suggested he "taper" at least one pin. Nothing too severe, just 15 degrees and only on the part that extends out the back side of both spars. Found a 40mm pin in the barn from K-21 and it has 5 degree taper that starts an inch from the end, that sharpens to 15 degrees about 1/2" from the end. Looks professional, did Schleicher ever offer a tapered pin? Anything would be better than their blunt pin that will only start when everything is EXACTLY perfect!
JJ

I checked how much extra pin length protrudes out the back of the spars on the 27. Unfortunately only the radius of the pin sticks out! On the other hand, the previous owner acquired an aluminum pin with lots of taper, a nylon pin with lots of taper, and a Delrin eccentric pin. Obviously this was an issue for him.

At least I will have something to try next time :-) Thanks for your help yesterday.

Matt