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Loos & Company 7 X Vinyl Covered Lifeline 1/8" Wire Size, 7/32" Overall 1700lb. Average Breaking Strength . Breaking strength is the same as base cable. First dimension given is wire size, second dimension is wire and covering. Price per foot.
Navtec Cupples Stainless Steel Cupple, 7/32" Wire Diameter . Navtec cupples for Norseman Rigging Terminals. Norseman Terminals provide a completely secure end fitting on conventionally constructed strand, Dyform strand or 7-strand wire. They can be rigged at sea in minutes without special tools...
Suncor Quick Attach Toggle 1/4" X 1/8" . The advantage of "Quick Attach" over conventional fittings is the arrangement of the wedges on the outside of the cable which makes assembly much easier and allows different types of wire to be used with the same fitting. The Suncor Quick Attach Toggle...
Ronstan Series 30 Orbit Blocks Block, Single/becket/lashing/nylatron, 661lb. Swl, 0.7oz. . Orbit Blocks represent the future of racing sailboat hardware. The choice of the world's best racing sailors, they offer a no-compromise solution. Their flexible lashing and Dyneema Link technology mirrors...
C.sherman Johnson Turnbuckle Spare Terminal, Rh Thread . Exclusively for lifeline applications. 1/4" pin dia. Lock nuts prevent loosening. Open body (O), and Tubular (T) styles.*Open body style with cotter pins, not lock nuts.
Suncor Stainless Do It Yourself Lifeline Kits 1x19 Wire With Gate Included . Innovative lifeline kits feature Quick Attach compression fittings that make rigging lifelines yourself easier, with no need to peel wires apart. Fittings are precision machined from 316 stainless steel and are...
C.sherman Johnson Splice Lines Lifeline Fittings E. Open Body Turnbuckle With Eye . Popular Johnson lifeline fittings are now available with eye ends for today's high-tech low stretch line. Recommended for use with 1/4" Amsteel or similar single braid, which weighs one seventh as much as 1/4"...
C.sherman Johnson Lifeline Adjusters Machine Swage Adjuster, 1/8" Wire, 7/8" Adj. Range, 1/4 28lh Thread . Take up slack at a gate, or at the end of a long run. Knurled adjustment knob with lock nut.
C.sherman Johnson Conversion Sleeves Machine Swage . Thin sleeves allow you to use 3/16" lifeline terminals on 1/8" wire without loss of strength. Package of six.