Sailboat Hardware
23 Articles
Selecting Line for Running Rigging
With informative videos and accompanying discussion, this article walks you through our wide selection and will help you select running rigging that is correct for your application.
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Choosing Sailing Winches
What kind of winches do you need? This article breaks down your options to simplify your choice.
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Snatch Blocks
Learn about the advantages of snatch blocks and their applications including use as jib fairleads, spinnaker sheet leads and more.
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Stainless Steel Rigging
This article discusses stainless steel alloys and alerts sailors to the danger of crevice corrosion. You’ll also find a helpful checklist to follow when inspecting your standing rigging.
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The Vang
Boom vangs provide essential safety and twist control for sailboat mainsails. This article includes explanations and some helpful diagrams to inspire do-it-yourself riggers to design a system that works for them.
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Suggested Cruising Gear
This article will help you prepare for passage making that is both safe and fun.
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Sailboat Winch Handle Selection
This article will get you up to speed on the different styles of winch handles and the features and benefits of each.
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Maximum Working Load
This article underscores the importance of not exceeding the maximum working load of hardware when designing for an application.
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Going Aloft with the ATN Mastclimber
This article provides guidance on how to safely go aloft and includes a video that demonstrates the ATN Mast Climber in use.
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Sailing Camp Checklist
Read Tom’s account of Kids’ summer sailing camps—where children begin a lifetime of sailing adventures.
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Sailing Fitness
Tom Burden comments on the physical conditioning required to handle the strenuous task of sailing a boat.
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Selecting a Whisker Pole
Sailors: Here are some general guidelines for sizing your pole, based on boat length, sail selection and wind conditions.
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