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Full line of GRIP line stoppers, stopper deck blocks, halyard sliders, adjustable cleats, and cam cleats.
[ANTAL srl, Padova, Italy]
The standard cleat has drawbacks for running rigging. The author describes jam cleats, cam cleats, line stoppers, and rope clutches, their pros and cons, and their maintenance.
[SailNet, 4 October 2002]
Test and overview of D, snap, and other shackles
[Practical Sailor, 1 December 2002]
Examples of good and bad D-shackles, bow shackles, snap shackles, and others, with comments on how to choose to meet your needs. 5 pages with photos and vendor list.
[Practical Sailor, 1 December 2002]
[Vendor]
Full line of GRIP line stoppers, stopper deck blocks, halyard sliders, adjustable cleats, and cam cleats.
[ANTAL srl, Padova, Italy]
Imports Spinlock rope holding products from Britain.
[Maritime Trading Co., Essex, CT, USA]
Wide range of running and standing rigging hardware. By and large, products are for one-design racers, but small cruising boats will find suitable gear here.
[Jack Holt Ltd., Lynden, Ontario, Canada]
Bronze boathooks, cleats, deck fillers, chocks and fairleads, flagstaff sockets, sheet leads and track and other gear. Site contains lots of good articles about boats, particularly traditional rigs.
[Classic Marine, Woodbridge, Suffolk, the UK]
Makes the Karlyn Cleat, a patented piece of hardware that combines several types of traditional line fastening and line controlling hardware into one.: a cleat, chock, fair-lead pad-eye and jam-cleat, or multiple uses at the same time.
[Karlyn Group LLC, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA]
Deck organizers (2 to 6 lines) and clutches (1 to 3 lines each) for line up to 10mm and loads up to 350kg.
[Barton Marine Equipment Limited, Whitstable, Kent, UK]
Sealants, Adhesives and Caulks
While clutches are kinder to most cordage than most jam and cam cleats, slippery line covers may give disappointing results.
Tom Wood
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