Product of the week: Soft snatch block

10:09 PM Mon 14 Feb 2011 GMT

'Colligo Marine’s patent-pending soft snatch block' .

The patent is still pending, but this soft snatch block might just become very popular for all sorts of reasons. It's strong, very light in weight and can be implemented without a line end. Their lightness means they're great for spares in the locker as well. All you do is open the shackle, place the line in, connect the shackle to a mounting point and then wrap the velcro strap around the entire unit to keep the line in place. The gadget has a hardcoat anodized aluminium static block. The static block design uses a large radius to minimize friction ...

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by Des Ryan