Innovative Chafe Protection Solutions and Hardware for High-Performance Ropes

Innovative Chafe Protection for High-Performance Ropes Samson has the most innovative chafe solutions to extend the life of your synthetic ropes Samson high-performance synthetic ropes have been engineered to provide ease of handling, extreme strength, and long service life. Dyneema® fiber, a major component in many of Samson’s high-performance ropes, is extremely cut and abrasion resistant. While properly designed and engineered ropes take maximum advantage of this resistance, in the real world environment of the commercial marine industry, protecting ropes from abrasion and cutting significantly...

Understanding abrasion External abrasion without protection There are two types of abrasion: internal abrasion caused by the relative movement of internal and external yarns, and external abrasion caused by contact with external surfaces. An unprotected rope moving over a rough surface, such as a poorly maintained chock can be subjected to both. Upon inspection, it’s easy to see that the external strands are abraded by a rough surface: often, fibers can be left behind on the surface that caused the abrasion, and the surface of the rope readily shows abraded yarns. The same rough surfaces can...

CHAFE GEAR Saturn Dynalene Saturn Dynalene is a unique product that protects the strength member from abrasion, yet allows the rope to be easily inspected for both internal and external fiber wear. This chafe protector is made from cut and abrasion resistant Dyneema® fiber with Samson’s propietary Saturn coating to enhance abrasion resistance and reduce operating temperatures. Saturn Dynalene is permanently spliced over the rope and acts as a sacrificial cover, protecting it from abrasion and wear in mooring, tug, and offshore applications. FEATURES: > Lightweight > Floats > Easy inspection without...

CHAFE GEAR DC Moor-Gard has been redesigned and optimized for lower operating temperatures and longer life for your mooring lines. This new patent pending design is modeled after Samson’s robust Turbo series of covers for jacketed ropes and is made of 100% Dyneema® fiber. It features Samson’s proprietary Saturn coating for enhanced abrasion resistance and reduced friction between the rope and chafe guard. PATENT PENDING. FEATURES: > Fixed or adjustable for easy positioning > Lightweight > Flexible > Floats > Easily removed for rope inspection Size Designation Size E Size F Size G Size Designation...

CHAFE GEAR hook and loop S PEC I F I C AT I ONS Economical Permanently sewn configuration or removable “hook and loop” configuration DuraTech Product Code: 984 DuraTech is a webbed-nylon chafe sleeve. It is available in a permanently sewn configuration or removable “hook and loop” configuration. This chafe sleeve provides an economical, but resilient solution for protecting lines from localized abrasion. The sleeves can be moved and tethered in place. Prefabricated grommets are standard on all sleeves to ensure proper installation. The standard length is 10 feet, with longer lengths available...

thimbles Economical Durable Able to adjust or fix to rope IFH Chafe-Gard Product Code: 999601 Size Designation IFH (Inverted Fire Hose) Chafe-Gard protects your mooring lines from chock wear. Composed of a tubular braided polyester structure externally coated with a highly wear-resistant rubberized compound. The polyester lining allows mooring lines to adjust under tension while the rubberized exterior’s high coefficient of friction minimizes the rope’s movement on the chock. Grommets at each end allow attachment of control lines. The standard length is 8 feet. Size A Size B Size C Size Designation...

Blue Line Thimble Product Code: 930 The Blue Line Thimble is compatible with Samson’s high-performance, high-modulus synthetic fiber rope products such as AmSteel ® -Blue, Force-8, and DPX™ The tubular, -75. gusseted design creates a high-strength thimble that protects the rope and maintains the proper bending radius when connected to mating hardware. Available in stainless steel or powder coated upon request. Painted Stainless Steel Size Designation Size Designation Size Designation Size Designation For use with Ultra Blue-8 add 1/4" (6 mm) to the rope diameter to determine the appropriate thimble...

Bronze Thimble Bronze Rope Thimbles are made from a high strength, noncorrosive, nonsparking nickel-aluminum bronze alloy, ideal for marine applications. This rope thimble was developed primarily for use with nylon, manila, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride ropes. Four rings or “keepers” secure the rope from jumping out of the thimble. Eighteen sizes are available in rope-diameter sizes from 3/8" to 4-3/4" . Size Designation Size Designation Rope Diameter Rope Diameter Shackle Size POUNDS KILOGRAMS Not recommended for use with Class II ropes. Dimensions are approximate—within standard foundry...

Nylite Assemblies NYLITE shields Product Code: 969 Spools, shields, and shackle assembly Nylite shields are designed for use with specific rope, spool, and shackle sizes. See chart below for information. Easily installed into or removed from a premade soft eye. Nylite spool is only 1/7th the weight of steel. Connectors will not deform or rupture from repeated loadings. The shackle takes advantage of the high-strength Nylite connector and synthetic rope. Working Details > Working loads listed are in tons (2,000 lb). > Working loads, as given, are based on pin-bore relationship provided by use...

CHAFE/THIMBLE MATRIX Chafe Criteria The chafe gear selector is designed to help you determine which product is suitable for your application based on whether you need sliding or fixed chafe protection, the construction of the rope, and the level of abrasion to which the rope will be exposed. Please confirm your selection with a Samson technical sales manager, engineer, or customer service representative. MEDIUM Non-jacketed LIGHT Non-jacketed Family Code Product Name ABRASION LEVEL HIGH-PERFORMANCE CHAFE PROTECTION DC Gard Saturn Dynalene STANDARD CHAFE PROTECTION Cordura® Chafe Protector Rope...