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Allen | Performance Sailing Hardware - V4 Catalogue

Allen | Performance Sailing Hardware - V4 Catalogue
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Allen | Performance Sailing Hardware - V4 Catalogue

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Company Overview: Allen Brothers, established by Tony and Glenn Allen, is a leader in high-performance sailing hardware, known for its innovative design and technology. The company operates primarily from its factory in Southminster, Essex, UK, focusing on research, design, prototyping, and tooling.
Technological Investments: The company has embraced advanced technologies such as Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing, and 3D printing for rapid prototyping since 2010. In 2018, they enhanced their production capabilities with upgraded Vertical Machining Centres and production planning software.
Product Range: Allen Brothers offers a comprehensive range of sailing hardware, including blocks, cleats, jammers, deck and hull fittings, spars and rigging, rudder stocks, sailmakers hardware, shackles, and accessories. Their products are renowned for quality and are used globally by elite sailors and boat builders.
Key Products: Notable products include the 20mm Dynamic Blocks, featuring a patented bearing system for optimal weight-to-performance ratio, designed for high strength and reliability.
Manufacturing Capabilities: The company is equipped with advanced resources for design, CAD modeling, tool making, and component manufacturing, specializing in CNC injection molding, CNC turned parts, CNC sheet metal forming, and CNC milled parts.
Quality Assurance: Allen products come with a lifetime guarantee against defects in workmanship, ensuring merchantable quality and fitness for purpose, with materials sourced from the UK where possible.
Distribution and Customer Service: The company boasts an efficient sales and distribution team, capable of same-day dispatch for orders received before 3 pm if in stock, with worldwide distribution managed by their export manager.
Additional Services: Beyond marine hardware, Allen Brothers provides engineering solutions across sectors like medical, automotive, and aviation, supported by their ISO9001 accreditation.
Product Specifications: The document details specifications for various marine equipment components, focusing on blocks used in sailing applications, categorized by size and type, including dynamic, high load, and plain bearing blocks.
Key Features and Applications: Blocks are available in multiple configurations and are designed for modern sailing requirements, offering durability and performance for demanding conditions, suitable for keelboats and dinghies.
Comprehensive Guide: The document serves as a comprehensive guide to Allen marine hardware, providing detailed specifications and descriptions to assist in selecting appropriate components for specific marine applications.
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Performance Hardware

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CONTENTS 39 SPARS & RIGGING 6 Cam Cleats 10 Cam Cleat Accessories 40 Boom Slides 41 Spinnaker Pole & Accessories 15 Mainsheet Jammers 16 Swivel Cleats 44 Wire Stud Terminals 47 Wire Fork Terminals 22 Burgee Cleats 22 Mast & Deck Cleats High Roller Blocks TiiTAN & XHL Blocks Tii Blocks 25 TRACK & KEELBAND 26 Mast Tracks 49 RUDDER STOCKS & ACCESSORIES 49 Tiller Extensions - Carbon High Load Thimbles 49 Tiller Extensions - Aluminium Ratchet Blocks 28 DECK & HULL FITTINGS 30 Traveller Cars 50 Rudder Stocks and Tillers 50 Transom Plates, Pintles & Gudgeons 31 Self Tacking Jib System 32 Sliding Fairleads...

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Innovative Design and Engineering Solutions for Manufacturers. Here at Allen, we are much more than just marine hardware specialists. We are engineering experts and work with a wide variety of companies in different sectors, such as; medical equipment, automotive parts, window manufacturing, public and defence sector, theatre, advertising, aviation and much more. We are able to do this due to the multiplicity of in-house resources. Our close-knit team of engineers and designers work to deliver premium solutions for custom or mass-production jobs, and as an ISO9001 accredited business, we are...

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Key for load rating tables Maximum Working Load (MWL) The maximum load that the block will endure with repeated sheave movement Breaking Load The load at which a major block failure is likely to occur “You can’t go wrong with the A2020. Its reliable and smooth, by far my favourite 20mm block.” Stuart Bithell Diego Botin & Iago Marra – Credit Lloyd Images Max Line Dia. Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm mm Fixing Hole Centres mm Single Multi Function Single Cheek Single Composite Cheek Breaking Load Extreme High Load Black Extreme High Load Blue Extreme High Load Gold Extreme High Load Orange Extreme...

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Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Fixing Hole Centres mm Triple High Load Triple With Fork Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Triple With Becket Back To Back High Load Articulating Triple Linked Singles Breaking Load Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Triple With Inverted Cleat Triple, Inverted Cleat & Becket Double High Load Triple With Extended Cleat Triple, Cleat & Becket Tii-On Double Double Fork Block Articulating Double Double With Becket Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Fixing Hole Centres mm Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Fixing Hole Centres mm Single Through Deck Single Through Deck Block With...

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“Perfect for the 49er mainsheet system, I wouldn’t use anything else” Dylan Fletcher Dylan Fletcher & Stu Bithell - 49er You’ll find a 30mm block to suit most control line applications. Breaking Load Single Fork Head With Removable Pin Single Fork Head With Kicker Key Single High Load Single Tii-On Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Single Fork Head With High Load Sheave Single High Load Dynamic Fork Head With SA.873 Single Tii-On High Load Single Multi Function Cheek Block Composite Cheek Allen 30mm Dynamic Blocks use the same high quality dynamic bearing, materials and precision engineering as...

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Shackle Pin mm Breaking Load kg Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Single With Swivel Hook Stand-Up Fixed Single With Fiddle Single With Fiddle And Cleat Shackle Pin mm Breaking Load kg A2039-CAM-LDC Single With Fiddle, Cleat and Hook Articulating Double Double High Load Sheave Double Tii-On Double With Becket Double Composite Cheek Articulating Triple Three Singles On Ring Breaking Load Breaking Load Triple With Inverted Cleat Triple High Load Triple, Becket And Inverted Cleat Triple With Becket Triple, Cleat & Becket

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High Load Blocks High Load Blocks High Load Blocks fit between the standard dynamic range and the XHL range. The blocks feature a stainless-steel sheave which runs on a double race of stainless-steel ball bearings. By utilising a stainless-steel sheave with a slight V shape profile, the Allen High Load range offers the ability to be paired with both wire and Dyneema®. This design also reduces deformation of the sheave under high static loads. These combinations result in less friction, higher working loads, better performance and durability over the acetal sheave Dynamic Block range. A2038 Part...

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This range uses recycled plastic Plain Bearing Blocks PLAIN BEARING BLOCKS The new range of plain bearing blocks is made using 100% recycled plastics as well as 20% less material than the previous version. Using the outer cheek and strap from the 20 and 30mm dynamic range allows us to manufacture this new range more efficiently, whilst helping to reduce the long-term impact of plastics and un-recyclable materials on the environment. More Eco-friendly they also feature a grey sheave to differentiate them from the existing dynamic range, which sheave is Black. Plain bearing blocks offer great static...

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Jeepster, J70 – Credit: Tania Hutchings Introducing our new, high strength, high performing 40mm dynamic block range designed to meet modern sailing requirements. The new 40mm dynamic block range will be manufactured using cutting edge technology and materials and features a completely new cheek design. Single With Swivel Head Single With Strap The result is a longer lasting and higher performing block which will be available in a wider variety of designs to suit more applications. Single With Hook Single With Becket This new range will still feature the Allen dynamic bearing technology – twin...

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40mm Dynamic Blocks Allen 40mm Dynamic Blocks are built using a light weight composite cheek with a rope friendly, light weight stainless steel anchor strap and patented Allen dynamic bearing system. The range features a large central hole, which provides great options for tie-on beckets and is available with a variety of accessories, making it the suitable choice for demanding applications. These include dinghy mainsheets, jib and spinnaker sheeting systems as well as keelboat control lines. Diam 24 © Steve Holloway Breaking Load Triple With Becket Shackle Pin Breaking Load kg mm Shackle Pin...

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