Retractable deck pin

A retractable deck pin for cooperating with a boat line, comprising:

• a cylindrical pin body having a pin base and a pin top which pin top is configured to cooperate with the boat line, which pin body is arranged in an upper region of the deck pin and which pin body defines an axial axis;
• a pin guidance for axially guiding the pin body, wherein the pin guidance has a cylindrical inner space for receiving the pin body;
• at least one seal element which is positioned in the inner space for sealing a clearance in between the pin body and the inner space of the pin guidance;
• an actuator connected to the pin body for axially moving the pin body with respect to the pin guidance, which actuator is positioned in a lower region of the deck pin;
• wherein the deck pin further comprises:
• a reservoir for containing a liquid volume which reservoir is positioned in the lower region of the deck pin, wherein the reservoir comprises a reservoir wall which reservoir wall circumvents the actuator, a reservoir bottom which is positioned under the pin guidance and pin base, and a reservoir opening for receiving the pin base;
• and
• an air inlet which air inlet includes an air valve which is arranged to allow an air flow into the reservoir and to block and airflow out of the reservoir, to allow that an increasing air pressure which occurs when lowering the pin body in the liquid volume of the reservoir causes an airflow through the clearance in between the pin body and the pin guidance which airflow counteracts a leakage of seawater through the clearance.