Shackles

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When using shackles in water sports, only first-class brand quality in material and construction is considered. Shackles must guarantee a high breaking load and working load with the lowest weight and smallest dimensions. As a competent specialist for boat accessories, Compass offers a huge range of shackles and snap hooks for every application.

Shackles made of high-strength stainless steel in a large selection at compass24!

Shackles are among the boat accessories you need to ensure a high level of safety. Fittings, blocks, halyards and parts of the rig are attached with shackles, which are exposed to high loads and aggressive weather conditions. Corroded, bent and broken shackles of inferior quality can have very dangerous consequences for the boat and crew. You must be able to rely on the working load and maximum breaking load, which can only be guaranteed by the quality and design of renowned brand manufacturers. Only forged, rust-free and polished stainless steel of the highest quality prevents corrosion, pitting and seizing of bolts and threads. The shape of the shackle or snap hook also influences the breaking load; spring bolts, spanner bolts or screw bolts must be able to be moved even under high loads.

Snap shackles in particular should be designed to prevent unintentional opening. Special jib sheet shackles can also be opened under load, while a swivel eye or swivel shackle prevents sheets and lines from twisting. The pin of patent snap shackles is also fitted with a split pin ring or a strap for tearing open. Forged AISI 316 stainless steel offers the best quality for snap shackles and all other shackles.

Only shackles with a captive spanner pin, ideally with a removable screw bar or plastic head for splicing in the halyard, are suitable as drop shackles.

Classic flat shackles, screw shackles and snap hooks can often be replaced by rope shackles made of high-strength Dyneema. Cordage shackles have many advantages: they are lightweight, highly resilient and can be easily opened and closed again even after extreme use. Rope shackles are ideal for attaching blocks to the deck and especially for attaching sheets, as they do not pose any risk of injury.

Shackles and boat accessories in first-class brand quality and a large selection are available from the Compass online shop at compass24.

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