Dingy lift attachment
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Knot Fast
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Ronstan snap shackle
https://www.boatingcentral.com.au/r...yxwId71HMIyE_04hVfE4dOZNZg60mhEMaAqPyEALw_wcB
For a hell of a lot less money we use the largest of these clips to lift our 700lb dinghy out
https://www.whitworths.com.au/stainless-steel-snap-hook
https://www.boatingcentral.com.au/r...yxwId71HMIyE_04hVfE4dOZNZg60mhEMaAqPyEALw_wcB
For a hell of a lot less money we use the largest of these clips to lift our 700lb dinghy out
https://www.whitworths.com.au/stainless-steel-snap-hook
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Snap shackles are great, but probably overkill for a dinghy lift attachment. You shouldn’t need the swivel and a simple snap hook should work great.
Snap shackles are great on something like a spinnaker halyard where you may want to release it one-handed even if there is still a little tension on the halyard.
Snap shackles are great on something like a spinnaker halyard where you may want to release it one-handed even if there is still a little tension on the halyard.
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I use snap shackles because releasing the dingy quickly when it's bouncing around could prevent a mishap. A quick tug on each and off I go.
True about the swivel part...which really drives up the cost.
Bought mine from Defender on sale for less than $10 per.
https://www.defender.com/product3.j...hackle&path=-1|118|2260013|2260026&id=2378923
True about the swivel part...which really drives up the cost.
Bought mine from Defender on sale for less than $10 per.
https://www.defender.com/product3.j...hackle&path=-1|118|2260013|2260026&id=2378923
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I use a snap shackle to release the davit cable from the stainless ring that brings the three legs of the tender' s lifting lines together. I can remain on the flybridge/boat deck to retrieve the davit cable while freeing the tender to be handled by crew around to the boarding platform and made fast. NOT used in the lift/retrieve process though.
