The case replaces an old one with wire. Hopefully the halyard lead eye will last longer, it looks good, has a good feel, little stretching and more breaking load. Heart, what do you want more...
The shackle is too small for my mainsail.To fall into the case on the headboard an eye of 30 mm is needed, but there are only about half, so I had to replace the shackle.
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by Raimo P.
4/14/2020
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Variant:
56035
Shackle
Shackle is guite small? I' ll be suprise if it will fit to mainsail
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by Constandinos P.
5/8/2019
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Variant:
56037
Excellent work
Excellent splicing work. Good products. Delivery to Cyprus a bit expensive and taken more than two weeks. Satisfied overall
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by Jan N.
4/30/2019
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Variant:
56035
Seamanship of very good quality, but... undersized carabiner 52mm 100mm carabiner with breaking load of 1100 Kg for a rope of 3400 kg breaking load. It would have been better to use the higher model, of 66mm14mm with a breaking load of 1700 Kg.
The halyard and splice are of good quality. On the other hand, the carabiner is of poor quality. The automatic closing is not safe, the carabiner axis does not lock completely. Indeed when I hoisted the jib for the first time with this 10mm halyard, what was supposed to happen, happened. The carabiner opened and released and the halyard flew away. Probably a bad design of the axle spring? Therefore, I replaced the carabiner with a shackle.
After using the traps for 2 seasons I have to say the shackles are not good enough. When setting the blister, which experience has shown is associated with more banging of the halyard than with a jib, the lock failed. The locking pin is in my opinion with too much play, too thin and a bit too short. End of the song Blister in the creek and halyard shackle at a height of 14m in front of the halyard box! It doesn't have to be! cordage is ok.
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by Gunnar W.
5/4/2022
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Variant:
56035
The bolt on the sheet shackle is too short and the shackle opens unintentionally due to a slight vibration. I had complained about this by email three years ago as a major safety risk, and I got a replacement straight away, but the same shackle again... There is a danger to life, especially when using a boatswain's chair. The halyard is good, I removed the shackle.