Snap Shackle - Stainless Steel
This snap shackle fits a wide variety of blocks and make 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. 1584
Shackle Pin Diameter 5/16" (8mm)
Length¹ 3-1/16" (78mm)
Max Working Load² 1,800 Lbs (816kg)
Breaking Load³ 3,600 Lbs (1,633kg)
Weight 4 oz. (113g)
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.