Description

Wichard Stainless Steel Double Ring Becket & Cleat Pulley | 4-6 mm
Elevate your on-deck line management with the Wichard Stainless Steel Double Pulley, a masterfully engineered piece of deck equipment designed for sailors who demand precision, strength, and reliability. This compact and versatile unit integrates a double sheave pulley, a becket, and a V-cleat into a single, robust component, providing the ultimate solution for creating powerful and easily managed purchase systems on your sailboat. Ideal for dinghies, day sailers, and larger yachts, this pulley is the benchmark for performance in demanding marine environments.
Key Benefits:
* Unrivaled Strength and Durability: Constructed from a single piece of hot-forged, marine-grade 316L stainless steel, this pulley offers exceptional mechanical strength and resistance to deformation under heavy loads. The forging process aligns the metal´s grain structure, eliminating weak points and ensuring superior longevity and absolute reliability, season after season. It is built to withstand the harshest saltwater conditions without compromising its integrity or finish.
* Enhanced Mechanical Advantage: The double sheave design, combined with the integrated becket (the attachment point at the base), allows you to create powerful 3:1 or 4:1 purchase systems. This significantly reduces the effort required to trim and tension lines, making it perfect for applications like boom vangs, cunninghams, backstay tensioners, and outhauls where precise, powerful adjustments are critical.
* Effortless and Immediate Line Control: Featuring a built-in V-cleat, this pulley allows for quick, easy, and secure fastening of the control line. After making an adjustment, the line can be instantly secured in the cleat, providing positive locking without the need for additional hardware. This streamlined operation is crucial for rapid sail trim adjustments during manoeuvres or in changing wind conditions.
* Smooth, Low-Friction Performance: The pulley is equipped with high-quality, UV-resistant composite sheaves that ensure exceptionally smooth line running with minimal friction. This not only makes trimming easier but also significantly reduces chafe and wear on your ropes, extending their operational life.
Main Features:
This all-in-one solution is meticulously designed to optimize your rigging setup. The integrated design of the pulley, becket, and cleat eliminates the need for multiple shackles and components, resulting in a lighter, stronger, and less cluttered deck layout. The free-swiveling ring head ensures perfect alignment with the line´s load angle, preventing torque and ensuring maximum efficiency. Its polished finish is not only aesthetically pleasing but also provides an extra layer of corrosion resistance.
Applications:
* Boom Vang Systems
* Cunningham and Outhaul Controls
* Backstay Tensioners
* Dinghy Mainsheet Systems
* General Purchase Tackles
* Barber Haulers
Technical Specifications:
* Attribute: Pulleys
* Rope Diameter: 4 – 6 mm
* Sheave Diameter: 25 mm
* Working Load: 240 kg (530 lbs)
* Breaking Load: 600 kg (1320 lbs)
* Weight: 95 g (3.35 oz)
* Length (A): 92 mm
* Width (B): 27 mm
* Wichard Reference: 2384