Snap Shackle - Stainless Steel
This snap shackle fits a wide variety of blocks and makes them removable.
Many sailors use a snap shackle on the lower vang block so that the latter can be moved from the mast base to the toe rail for use as a preventer.
Mfg No. 111
Shackle Pin Diameter 3/16" (5mm)
Length¹ 2-9/16" (65mm)
Max Working Load² 1,000 Lbs (454kg)
Breaking Load³ 2,000 Lbs (907kg)
Weight 3.0 oz. (85g)
1. Length - Not including spring
2. Safe Working Loads are no more than half the minimum breaking strength.
3. The Breaking Strengths shown are derived from tests that supported 80% of the length of the screw pin that is unsupported, which is similar to the area of a post in a block.