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Product catalog summary

Overview:
The document is a comprehensive catalogue for Wichard, a company specializing in marine fittings and equipment. It outlines new product ranges, technical specifications, and the company's dedication to quality and environmental standards.

Product Ranges:

Offshore and Aquaterra Knives: Designed for durability and high performance in marine and outdoor conditions, featuring corrosion resistance and specialized blades.
ProLine Tethers: Safety-focused tethers compliant with ISO 12401:2009, offering ergonomic design and lightweight construction.
New Products: Includes folding pad eyes, safety snap hooks, and MXEvo blocks.

Product Specifications:

Stainless Steel Products: Includes babystay adjusters, backstay adjusters, and various fastenings like pad eyes and U-bolts.
Snap Hooks and Shackles: A range of snap shackles, quick release options, and mooring hooks.
Blocks: Features FRX rings, ball bearing blocks, and ratchet blocks.

Company Background:
Wichard has evolved from a forge in 1919 to a leader in marine fittings, maintaining a focus on quality and innovation. The company is committed to sustainable practices and holds ISO 14001 certification.

Commitment to Quality:
Wichard emphasizes reliability, mechanical resistance, and corrosion resistance in its products. The company controls the entire production process to ensure high standards.

Environmental Responsibility:
Wichard is dedicated to minimizing environmental impact through efficient manufacturing processes and waste reduction.

Innovation and Patents:
The company prioritizes innovation, holding numerous patents and continuously developing new products to meet modern sailing demands.

Technical Information:
Detailed specifications for various products, including dimensions, load capacities, and materials used, are provided to assist in product selection.

Specifications:

Folding Padeyes: Available in stainless steel or titanium, designed for attaching shrouds or stays. They offer high working and breaking loads, are compact, and include a silicon pad to reduce noise.
Toe Rail Padeyes: Used for various applications without damaging the toe rail, available in standard and asymmetric designs.
U-Bolts and Watertight U-Bolts: Provide outstanding working loads, complete watertightness, and are available in black and white.
Eye Straps, Nuts, and Bolts: Forged components offering high safety standards, available in various sizes and custom options.
Snap Hooks and Shackles: Include HR snap shackles, trigger snap shackles, and quick release options, designed for high resistance and easy operation.

Benefits:

All products are made in France and designed for high resistance and safety.
Components are hot forged, ensuring durability and corrosion resistance.
Products are compliant with ISO standards where applicable.
Multi-use applications across different sectors.

Applications: The products are suitable for use in maritime settings for fastening, lifeline, and tether points, as well as in industrial and architectural applications.

Chain Grips: Designed to protect boats from chafing, these are installed between chain links and secured with a locking pin. Made from 316L stainless steel, they are available for 8, 10, and 12 mm chains. Two models are offered: simple and automatic, suitable for use with most boat hooks and ideal for mooring buoys.

Rings and Adjusters: Wichard's rings and adjusters are hot drop forged from 316L stainless steel, ensuring structural integrity and increased load limits. They are polished and passivated for durability and corrosion resistance. The document lists various models with specifications such as diameter, inside dimensions, breaking load, and weight.

Swivels: These are used to connect parts with different rotation directions. Available in HR stainless steel or 316L stainless steel, they come with options like clevis pin, allen head pin, and large bail. The document provides detailed specifications for each type, including dimensions, working load, and breaking load.

Shackles: Wichard offers a wide range of shackles, including self-locking, captive pin, and key pin shackles. They are made from 316L stainless steel, 17.4 PH stainless steel, or titanium, each offering different benefits in terms of strength, weight, and corrosion resistance. The document includes detailed specifications for each type, highlighting their applications and benefits.

SoftLink Soft Shackles: These are lightweight, strong, and easy to use, replacing traditional shackles and snap hooks. Made from stainless steel and Dyneema SK 78, they are available in three sizes and are reusable.

Blocks: Wichard provides a comprehensive range of blocks, including ball bearing, plain bearing, and ratchet blocks. They are designed for high performance and easy installation, suitable for various marine applications. The document includes a selection guide and specifications for different block types.

Key Benefits: The products are designed and manufactured in France, offering excellent corrosion resistance, high working and breaking loads, and a wide range of applications. The use of high-quality materials like 316L stainless steel, 17.4 PH stainless steel, and titanium ensures durability and reliability in marine environments.

Block Specifications:

Swivel Head Blocks: Available in various sizes and configurations, including options with beckets. Key specifications include height, width, thickness, working load (WL), breaking load (BL), and weight.
Cheek Blocks: Designed for specific rope sizes and available with different sheave diameters. Specifications include bolt sizes, dimensions, and load capacities.
Snatch Blocks: Feature elastomer-molded cheeks for shock resistance and a snap shackle for easy movement. Specifications include maximum rope diameter, dimensions, and load capacities.

Sheave and Bearing Details:

Sheave Sizes: Range from 18 mm to 240 mm, accommodating various rope sizes.
Plain Bearing Sheaves: Available in multiple diameters with specific pin and rope size compatibility.
Sheaves with Captive Balls: Designed for enhanced performance with specific dimensions and load capacities.

Safety Equipment:

Tethers: Various models available with features like double action safety hooks, overload indicators, and compliance with ISO 12401:2009 standards. Designed for maximum safety and ease of use.
Jacklines (Lyf’Safe): A complete kit for safer operations on deck, featuring reflective webbing, anti-chafing properties, and easy installation.

Additional Products:

Deck Accessories: Include swivel bases, cam cleats, and stand-up springs, designed for optimal performance and ease of installation.
Knives: Offshore range knives designed for sailing, featuring corrosion-resistant stainless steel blades, serrated edges for cutting modern ropes, and additional tools like shackle openers.

Key Benefits:

Wide range of products covering all sailing applications.
Lightweight, reliable, and high-performance designs.
Compliance with international safety standards.
Innovative features for enhanced safety and usability.

Product Specifications:

Knives: Available in various models including single hand opening, serrated or plain blades, and versions with additional tools like corkscrews. Made from high corrosion-resistant stainless steel (X40Cr13 modified), they are designed to withstand extreme temperatures (-76°F to +148°F).
Tiller Extensions: Offered in telescopic and fixed models with ergonomic non-slip handles. They feature a ball-locking system and various joint systems for ease of use.
Shackler and Spike Tool: Includes a forged shackler with a bottle opener and a unique shackler/spike tool.

Maintenance & Usage:

Knives should be wiped or rinsed after use, not placed in dishwashers, and allowed to dry open. Regular application of oil to the mechanism is recommended.
Offshore models feature a locking blade and a shackle opener that can be locked for comfort.

Research & Development: Wichard focuses on performance, innovation, and quality, ensuring products are ergonomic and corrosion-resistant, suitable for extreme conditions.

Environmental Protection: Wichard emphasizes local manufacturing, sourcing materials from Europe, reducing components, and using recyclable materials. They engage suppliers in environmental preservation efforts.

Additional Products:

Cleaning Products: Wichinox and Greenox are biodegradable cleaners for maintaining stainless steel and other metals, ensuring longevity and appearance.
Fairleads and Snap Hooks: Various models are available for different applications, with specifications on load limits and materials.

Technical Information:

Products are made from high-quality stainless steel, with specific grades for different applications. The document explains the benefits of forging over casting for strength and reliability.
Definitions of Working Load (WL) and Breaking Load (BL) are provided, along with units of load measurement.

Warranty: Wichard offers a five-year warranty against defects, excluding improper use or maintenance. The warranty covers repair or replacement but not associated costs.

Specifications and Measurements: The document specifies that gravitational acceleration is 9.80665 m/s² at the latitude of Paris, equivalent to 9.80665 N. The decanewton (daN) is used for load measurements, where 1 kgf equals 0.980665 daN. Despite using daN for testing, product values are presented in kilograms for simplicity and safety.

Factor of Safety: A factor of safety should be applied to Breaking Loads (BL) before selecting a product. For industrial, safety, and some yachting applications, a factor greater than two is recommended or legally required. The customer must ensure the appropriate factor of safety, considering factors like service life, fatigue, load type, UV exposure, and corrosion. Safe Working Load is not specified as it depends on the user-determined factor of safety.

Useful Life: The product's useful life is influenced by various factors and must be assessed per application. No guarantees are provided for product life or dynamic capacities due to usage variability. Some jurisdictions may require component replacement after a set period.

Maintenance and Inspection: Regular inspections of marine hardware are necessary to prevent deformation, wear, cracks, or corrosion. Even with minimal use, environmental factors can damage equipment. If integrity is in doubt, replacement is the customer's responsibility. Preventive or corrective treatments should be applied post-installation.

Contact Information: The document provides contact details for distributors and company offices worldwide, including Europe, Asia, North America, and the Pacific.

Catalog excerpts

English Catalogue Version 3

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News OFFSHORE and AQUATERRA: the new range of Wichard knives Offshore range: stays sharp in all conditions. Offshore models offer corrosion resistance, high cutting quality, dedicated sailing features like shackle key and spike. Aquaterra range: your sport knife for all conditions. Aquaterra models offer high cutting quality, plain blade, serrated blade or blade with corkscrew. Aquaterra is THE must-have knife for outdoor and water sports. More details on pages 54-57 ProLine range: The Proline tethers offer increased safety, outstanding ergonomics and lightweight. The Proline tethers are compliant...

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sailing world The company has evolved over the years from its origins as a forge in 1919 to the group it is today: establishment of two subsidiaries and a distribution network, as well as the acquisition of Profurl (specialised in sail furlers). The global leader in marine fittings and top ranking player for industrial customers, the group has remained true to its original specialty and ethic. Highlights Company founded by Henri Wichard Subcontractor for drop forging Second factory and installation of an automatic forging line Development of range of stainless steel and titanium fittings created...

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5 good reasons to choose  Guaranteed reliability  Superior mechanical resistance  Proven resistance to corrosion  Certified production process  Wide range of products ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Wichard is an ISO 14001 certified company. In this context Wichard, represented by its director, promises to: - Respect all applicable environmental requirements - Take active measures to prevent pollution. - Design products that preserve environment and are recyclable. > Reducing the manufacturing of sub-standard items, especially waste. > Producing no more than required. - Minimize the environmental...

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Our expertise: between tradition and By making manoeuvres simpler, “easy sailing” contributes to the growth of amateur sailing and sailing becomes a perfectly safe leisure activity. Since its founding, Wichard has designed, developed and manufactured products with two key objectives: to guarantee the sailor’s safety and comfort. Forged products a guarantee of safety Why choose a forged product? Safety provides comfort and performance: forging enables tough parts to be designed by deforming heated metal. Wichard forges its parts by drop forging, using a forge hammer: an operation which involves...

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In the race for innovation For nearly 40 years Wichard has been following the development of techniques and regularly designing new products. When the company was taken over in 2002, the management team made innovation one of the key focus areas of its development. In Pornichet, an engineering department 100% devoted to marine applications designs new products in collaboration with the marketing, sales and after sales service departments. This method has been proven time and again to design efficient parts by taking every aspect of the final product into account: ► identifying and analysing the...

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Stainless steel products I WICHARD OFFERS A COMPLETE RANGE OF STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING: ► Babystay adjusters, backstay adjusters. ► Wire accessories: lifeline hooks. ► Fastenings: folding pad eyes, watertight U-bolts. ► Eye straps, eye nuts and eye bolts. ► Snap hooks and swivels. ► Shackles.

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Benefits ► Large range of babystay adjusters ► Available with wheel, handle or ratchet ► Ergonomic and comfortable to use ► Easy to install and dismantle ► Forged body and snap hook ► Resistant to high loads ► Perfect for setting a flying sail (solent jib or storm jib) ► Optimizes yacht performance ► Long travel model available Babystay For fitting a jib, setting up a genoa or a solent jib... Both for safety and performance reasons, fitting a removable inner forestay is strongly recommended when there is a roller furling system. Wichard offers a whole range of babystay adjusters. The table below...

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Wichard offers a comprehensive range of fixing points for babystay attachment. Double pad eye allows a single attachment point for both the babystay pelican adjuster and the jib tack point, fits all sizes of adjusters. Benefits ► Available with wheel, handle or ratchet ► Ergonomic and comfortable to use ► Optimizes rigging performance ► Compact size ► Forged body ► Resistant to high loads WL: working load - BL: breaking load

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Benefits ► Registered design ► Forged in 316L stainless steel ► For closing lifelines gate ► Off-centre shape allows the wires to be tensioned easily Sail chafe Swage studs (for part # 2831 et 2833 7,5 9 11 WL: working load - BL: breaking load

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Fastenings The Wichard range intended for safety fixing of deck and rigging components, provides an elegant and effective solution. The range has applications that extend beyond the maritime sector, and they are also used in the industrial sector, as well as for architectural purposes and interior decorating. I WICHARD OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF PADEYES: ► Folding padeyes in stainless steel or titanium. ► Toe rail padeyes. ► U-bolts. ► Watertight U-bolts.

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^ Wichard folding pad eyes are compliant with ISO 15085 and are . highly recommended for lifeline and tether fastening points. Folding Wichard padeyes: Choose the original! Only Wichard padeyes are completely forged. They are 100% safe, highly resistant to corrosion and their design is suitable for all types of boats. ► Made in France ► Hot forged ► Available in single and double models ► Available in 316L s/s or Titanium ► Outstanding working loads in all positions ► Compact, can be folded ► Silicon pad to reduce noise and vibrations ► Aesthetic ► Multi-use: fastening, shrouds, blocks, jackstays etc......

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Using these sliding padeyes, the toe rail can be used without any risk of damage, for a wide range of applications, such as attaching running rigging, barber hauler, boom brake, kicking strap, or mooring/fender line guide when docked. Toe rail pad eyes «patented» W.L. Kg benefits ► Registered design - Made in France ► Outstanding working loads ► UV-resistant rubber collar ► Complete watertightness guaranteed ► Available in black and white ► Eliminates need to install watertight seal ► Aesthetically pleasing solution ► Delivered with nuts and counterplate WL: working load - BL: breaking load

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