Deck Hardware – Page 7
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NewsExotic materials bring ordinary advantages
We saw the first inklings of carbon fibre in deck hardware with the advent of small items such as dinghy spinnaker poles, says Peter Nash.
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Autocleat takes Innovations Showcase Award
Golden Arrow Marine took the Innovations Showcase Award at this year' s BBEx with the Autocleat - a neat mooring cleat that disappears below deck at the puch of a button to leave a clear deck. The cleat can also be retracted to release the mooring lines, making short handed ...
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NewsBarton - two new backstay tensioner blocks
Barton Marine introduced two new blocks to its Backstay Tensioner Block range. The two options include one block for backstay wires of 5mm and the other for 10mm.
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New Holt Nautos XR Clutch Range
Holt Nautos' new XR clutches give fantastic rope holding, coupled with a beautifully engineered, unique easy-lever release mechanism.
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NewsLewmar's easy to install chain counter
Lewmar launched its AA560 windlass chain counter at METS. They say it’ s packed full of useful anchoring features and offers new diagnostic and servicing information to make it easy to install and maintain.
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NewsDeck Hardware
There are many new products available on the market in the deck hardware, sails, spars and rigging sector at the moment. Covered below is a selection of products new to the market or to be shortly launched.
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NewsClamcleat's Cage
The Cage, Clamcleats' latest accessory, allows ropes to be cleated and uncleated at an angle of up to 70infinity, rather than only in line with the cleat.
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NewsMCI adds chain and rope
Marine Components Inter - national tell us that as well as introducing the new HRC-6 and HRC-8 rope/chain horizontal windlasses, Maxwell Marine Windlasses has been busy improving other models in the range.
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NewsStop the slap and get a good night's sleep
Plastimo' s Sleaper helps those on board get a decent night' s sleep by stopping the irritating wave slap against the boat' s aft sections when moored in a marina.
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NewsWives may hold the key to sales
While the top racing boys wouldn' t look at a sail made from anything other than the most expensive laminates, says Peter Nash, the majority seem to be happy with their Dacron
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NewsIs composite rigging a serious option for smaller boats?
Making composite rigging available to smaller boats means learning to use what fittings are already available, says Hugh Carpenter of Global BSI, and making it easy to fit any yacht
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NewsSelden sells gennaker bowsprit kit
Selden has launched a retrofit gennaker bowsprit kit that fits to the deck with two pad eyes in line with a bow bracket.
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Kingfisher adds Gottifredi Maffiol ropes range
Kingfisher Yacht Ropes has added high performance Gottifredi Maffioli ropes to its large range.
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Muir launches new stainless steel windlass range
The new Storm windlass range from Muir is manufactured from the highest quality polished stainless steel components to enable it to weather the harshest of conditions and provide increased reliability and safety.
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NewsSail handling gets ever easier
With owners going for larger craft, the need to be able to handle the sailplan and rig while short-handed, or with just wife and 2.4 on board, grows in importance, says Phil Pickin
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NewsAqualine lifting cleat
C-Quip tell us over two years development went into Aqualine' s lifting cleat. This is a manual lifting cleat made in mirror polished 316 stainless steel.
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NewsHarken adds 75mm Straphead
Harken has added the 75mm Straphead Double to its growing family of Big Boat AirBlocks. At a lightweight 19.2oz (545 g), Harken says this strong, versatile block is ideal for boom-end 2:1 mainsheet systems on race boats like the Farr 40 and TP52.
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NewsPro-Boat's 11 new Blue Wave products
Like many aspects of the marine industry the rigging market is demanding quicker response times from its suppliers and Pro-Boat says it has adapted by holding larger stocks of an ever increasing product range.
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NewsGlobal's new composite rig technology
Global Rigging, which recently acquired the production and service capacity and capability of A+ Rigging in Holland, says it is of the opinion that the situation regarding composite rigging is still in its infancy and that there are far more exciting changes to come.
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NewsNiro completes range
New from German manufacturer Niro-Petersen are two new tank vents for 19mm ID hose.
