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Halyard Locks & Ball Swage Hooks |
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Halyard Locks & Ball Swage Hooks | ||
Racing Boats, especially, use a variety of Ball Swage Hooks or special Main Halyard Locks.
Mounted at the Masthead, they have the advantage of reducing the halyard compression load on the
Mast by half. On smaller boats they are used closer to the deck for convenience and repeatability
of sail hoist height.
Once the Lock is engaged the Mainsail is tensioned using a downhaul or Cunningham. Halyard Locks for Ball
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Halyard Locks for Ball Swages - Mast Mount | ||
1/16" Ball Swage Halyard Locks | ||
Masthead Halyard Lock for 1/16" Ball Swage: K-230A:
SS Masthead Halyard Lock for 1/16" Ball Swage. Formed plate attaches at the top of the mast on the forward side, halyard runs under the fitting. Ball Swage is locked in place by pulling the halyard forward, unlocked by releasing downhaul tension and pulling the halyard aft. Unit is 1" high and attaches to the mast with (4) 3/16" (#10) fasteners. Vertical screw hole spacing (to centers) is 1/2". Fits Mast Sections up to 3" diameter. SM D40308
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3/32" Ball Swage Halyard Locks | ||
Masthead Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: K-952:
SS Masthead Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage. Formed plate attaches at the top of the mast on the forward side, halyard runs under the fitting. Ball Swage is locked in place by pulling the halyard forward, unlocked by releasing downhaul tension and pulling the halyard aft. Unit is 1" high and attaches to the mast with (4) 3/16" (#10) fasteners. Vertical screw hole spacing (to centers) is 1/2". Fits Mast Sections up to 3" diameter. SM D40307
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Masthead Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: K-230B:
Captive Halyard Hook Plate * SM D40312
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: K-230C:
Non-fouling Halyard Hook Plate for 3/32" Ball Swage. Mounted on mast within easy crew reach, formed SS Plate allows ease of use with a minimum projection. Unit measures 2" long x 3/4" wide and mounts with (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 1 1/2" centers. mil SM D40309
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: RF 191:
Halyard Hook Plate for 3/32" Ball Swage. Mounted on mast within easy crew reach, formed SS Plate allows ease of use. Unit measures 1 7/8" long x 9/16" wide & mounts w/ (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 1 3/8" centers.
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: HA 4245X:
Holt-Allen Halyard Hook Plate for 3/32" Ball Swage. Mounted on mast within easy crew reach, formed SS Plate allows ease of use. Unit measures 2 5/16" long x 1/2" wide and mounts w/ (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 1 13/16" centers.
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: K-228:
Halyard Hook Plate for use at base of Mast. Plate is 3/4" wide x 2 1/4" long and mounts with (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 1 1/4" centers. mil SM D40310
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage: K-228S:
Halyard Hook Plate for use on Mast. Plate is 3/4" wide x 1 1/2" long and mounts with (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 3/4" centers. milM
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage w/ Boltrope Mount: K-11161:
SS Halyard Ball Hook Assembly rides in sail groove on slide clamp, to allow easy vertical adjustment. SS Hook (K-228) is used as Halyard Lock for 3/32" wire halyards with swaged ball (MS 20664-3). Fits all sections using 1/2" round slugs. As used on DN Iceboat.
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball Swage on Slide for 5/8" Sailtrack: K-228-5/8: | ||
Track Mounted Halyard Hook Plate for 3/32" Ball Swage and 5/8" Sailtrack. Halyard Hook Plate
(K-228) is welded to slide for 5/8" Sailtrack. Slide is 2" long with SS screw
pin to lock it in place on track. * SM D40311 |
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1/8" Ball Swage Halyard Locks | ||
Masthead Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball Swage: K-232:
Non-fouling Halyard Hook Plate is 3/4" wide x 3 3/16" long. Mounts with (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 2 1/2" centers. As used on Sonar. SM D40313
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Short Masthead Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball Swage: K-232S:
A shorter version of K-232, above, this Non-fouling Halyard Hook Plate is 3/4" wide x 2 1/8" long. Mounts with (2) 3/16" (#10) fasteners on 1 3/8" centers.
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Masthead Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball Swage: K-9173: Non-fouling Halyard Hook Plate is 3/4" wide x 3 1/8" long. Mounts with (4) 3/16" (#10) fasteners.* N/A SM D40354 72-25X
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Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball Swage: K-228-XL:
Heavy-duty Halyard Hook Plate for use at base of Mast. Plate is 7/8" wide x 2 1/2" long and mounts with (3) 1/4" fasteners on 3/4" centers. mm
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Track Mounted Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball Swage: K-1155:
Track Mounted Halyard Hook Plate for 1/8" Ball Swage and 5/8" Sailtrack. Halyard Hook Plate is welded to slide for 5/8" Sailtrack. Slide is 3" long with SS screw pin to lock it in place on track. * SM D40399
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Halyard Locks for Ball Swages - Track Mount Double Masthead Spinnaker Bails are used primarily in racing applications to allow for attachment of 2 separate Spinnaker Halyard Swivel Blocks (port and starboard) for hoisting 2 Spinnakers independently. In cruising applications, they offer an offset Spinnaker Halyard attachment point less likely to interfere with the furling system Halyard Swivel.
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Halyard Lock for 3/32" Ball on 5/8" Sailtrack Slide: K-228-5/8:
Track Mounted Halyard Hook Plate for 3/32" Ball Swage and 5/8" Sailtrack. Halyard Hook Plate (K-228) is welded to slide for 5/8" Sailtrack. Slide is 2" long with SS screw pin to lock it in place on track. SM D40311
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Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball on 5/8" Sailtrack Slide: K-1155:
Track Mounted Halyard Hook Plate for 1/8" Ball Swage and 5/8" Sailtrack. Halyard Hook Plate is welded to slide for 5/8" Sailtrack. Slide is 3" long with SS screw pin to lock it in place on track. * SM D40399
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Halyard Lock for 1/8" Ball on 7/8" Flat Track Slide: Sch 76-24X: Track Mounted Halyard Hook Plate for 1/8" Ball Swage and 7/8" SS Flat Track. Halyard Hook Plate is welded to slide for 7/8" Flat Track. Slide is 3" long with SS screw pin to lock it in place on track. As used on Soling. *
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Special Halyard Locks A variety of special Halyard Locks are used at the Masthead, and have the advantage of reducing the Mast compression load by half. Once the Lock is engaged the Mainsail Luff is tensioned using a downhaul or Cunningham.
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Masthead Halyard Lock for 3049 Mast Section: K-1314:
SS Masthead Halyard Lock for Kenyon 3049 (and similar Mast Sections) attaches to Mast with (6) 3/16" screws or rivets. Used in conjunction with Masthead Halyard Lock Entry Ramp, K-1860, and Halyard Lock Link K-1424, below. As used on Etchells 22.
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Masthead Halyard Lock Entry Ramp: K-1860:
Ramp simplifies entry of Lock Link into Halyard Lock. Attaches to mast just below Masthead Halyard Lock, K-1314, with (2) 3/16" rivets. As used on Etchells 22.
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Halyard Lock Link for K-1314 Halyard Lock: K-1424:
SS Halyard Lock Link attaches to Halyard. Crossbar locks into K-1314 Halyard Lock Assembly. As used on Etchells 22.
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Custom Halyard Locks Halyard Locks for Special Applications are available on a Custom basis. Please contact us with details of your requirements. |
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