1. Catalogs
  2. Wichard
  3. Wichard catalogue - Version 1
video corpo

Wichard catalogue - Version 1

Wichard catalogue - Version 1
1 / 64 PagesView full catalog

Wichard catalogue - Version 1

Product catalog summary
Introduction
This document is a catalogue from Wichard, a company specializing in marine fittings and equipment. It highlights new products, company history, and technical specifications for various marine accessories.
New Products
The catalogue introduces the SoftLink soft shackle, which is easy to use, lightweight, and strong, available in three sizes. It replaces traditional shackles and snap hooks.
Company Overview
Wichard, founded in 1919, has evolved from a forge to a global leader in marine fittings. The company emphasizes quality, responsibility, and innovation, with a strong commitment to environmental protection, as evidenced by its ISO 14001 certification.
Product Categories
  • Stainless Steel Products: Includes rig adjusters, wire accessories, fastenings, snap hooks, swivels, and shackles.
  • Blocks: Features MXL soft blocks, ball bearing blocks, and stainless steel blocks.
  • Safety Equipment: Includes Gyb’Easy boom brake, tethers, and Lyf’Safe jacklines.
  • Sailing Accessories: Offers tiller extensions, wind indicators, and maintenance products like Greenox and Wichinox.
Technical Information
The catalogue provides detailed specifications for various products, including dimensions, load capacities, and materials used. It also includes a selection chart for babystay adjusters based on boat size.
Innovation and Patents
Wichard is committed to innovation, with numerous patents and awards for its products. The company uses advanced technologies and collaborates with top sailors to design efficient and safe marine equipment.
Environmental Commitment
Wichard focuses on reducing environmental impact by minimizing waste, using clean manufacturing processes, and designing recyclable products.
Conclusion
Wichard offers a comprehensive range of high-quality marine products, combining traditional forging techniques with modern innovations to meet the needs of sailors worldwide.
Product Specifications and Benefits
The document provides detailed specifications and benefits of various marine hardware components manufactured by Wichard, including mooring hooks, chain grips, rings, adjusters, swivels, shackles, and blocks. The components are primarily made from 316L stainless steel, HR stainless steel, or titanium, offering high resistance to corrosion and mechanical strength.
Mooring Hooks and Chain Grips
The document lists specifications for automatic mooring hooks and chain grips, highlighting their benefits such as safer anchoring, protection against chafing, and ease of installation. The hooks are available in simple or automatic models and are suitable for different chain sizes.
Rings and Adjusters
Wichard's rings and adjusters are forged from 316L stainless steel, ensuring structural integrity and resistance to corrosion. The document provides specifications for various types of rings and adjusters, including D rings and triangles, with details on dimensions, working load (WL), breaking load (BL), and weight.
Swivels
The document describes a range of swivels designed for different applications, including mooring and webbing. Swivels are available with clevis pins, allen head pins, and large bails, and are made from HR stainless steel or 316L stainless steel.
Shackles
A comprehensive range of shackles is detailed, including self-locking, captive pin, key pin, and titanium shackles. Each type is designed for specific applications, offering features like self-locking pins to prevent accidental release and various shapes to suit different needs.
SoftLink Soft Shackles
SoftLink is a lightweight and strong alternative to traditional shackles, made from stainless steel and Dyneema SK 75. It is easy to fit and reusable, available in three sizes, and offers significant weight savings compared to 316L stainless steel shackles.
Blocks
Wichard offers a range of blocks, including soft blocks, ball bearing blocks, and snatch blocks. The document provides a selection guide for blocks based on load types and applications, emphasizing the strength, reliability, and ease of installation of the MXL soft block.
Conclusion
Wichard's marine hardware components are designed for durability, strength, and ease of use, with a focus on high-quality materials and manufacturing processes. The document highlights the benefits of each product type, ensuring they meet the needs of various marine applications.
Product Comparisons and Benefits
The document provides detailed specifications and comparisons of various marine hardware components, focusing on blocks and thimbles used in sailing applications. It highlights the advantages of Wichard products over competitors, emphasizing weight, size, and load capacity.
Specifications
The document lists multiple products with specific measurements, working loads (WL), breaking loads (BL), and weights. For example, the MXL 8 block has a working load of 1400 Kg and weighs 0.040 Kg, while a competitor's block has a working load of 1100 Kg and weighs 0.095 Kg.
Product Comparisons
Wichard's MXL blocks are noted to be 60% lighter, 40% smaller, and 30% stronger than competitors. The document includes tables comparing dimensions, load capacities, and weights of various block models.
Product Benefits
Key benefits of Wichard products include their lightweight design, high strength, diverse applications, and ease of installation. The products are made from high-resistance stainless steel and hard anodized aluminum for durability.
Applications
The products are suitable for various sailing applications, including mast-foot blocks, barber-haulers, inhaulers, and running backstays. They are compatible with different rope types, including Dyneema®.
Product Variants
The document details different versions of blocks, such as standard pin and Allen key pin versions, and highlights their specific uses, such as for static lines or mast-foot fairleads.
Component Details
The document describes components of ball bearing and plain bearing blocks, including stainless steel shackles, protective cheeks, and Delrin® ball bearings, emphasizing their durability and performance under heavy loads.
Conclusion
Wichard's marine hardware products are designed for efficiency, reliability, and longevity, making them suitable for high-load applications in sailing. The document provides comprehensive technical details to aid in product selection and application.
Product Overview
Greenox is a biodegradable cleaner designed for marine hardware, achieving over 90% biodegradability within 28 days as per the OCDE 303A test. It is suitable for various metals including stainless steel, aluminum, brass, and copper, and is particularly effective for maintaining the surface condition of marine hardware by removing micro-scratches.
Application and Usage
Greenox is easy to use; it requires light scrubbing with a wet cloth, a waiting period of 5-10 minutes, followed by rinsing and wiping with a clean cloth. Its paste format minimizes waste compared to liquid cleaners.
Technical Specifications
Part #: 9602
Volume: 100 ml
Maintenance Features
The product offers a matt black finish with excellent mechanical resistance, UV, and corrosion resistance without altering the dimensions or mechanical features of the hardware.
Wichard Products
Wichard offers a range of forged stainless-steel products with a matt black finish, suitable for industrial applications requiring discretion. These products are reliable, defect-free, and designed for continuous hard work.
Load Specifications
Working Load Limit (WLL) for industrial applications is calculated as Breaking Load divided by a safety factor of 5. The Working Load (WL) is specified for nautical applications.
Warranty and Maintenance
Wichard products come with a five-year warranty against defects in materials or workmanship. Regular inspections are recommended to prevent deformation, wear, cracks, or corrosion.
Material Information
Wichard uses high-quality stainless steel, including low carbon austenitic steel (316L) and martensitic steel (17.4PH), known for their mechanical properties and resistance to corrosion.
Performance and Safety
Forged products have consistent properties and an accurate breaking load. Overloading beyond the safe working load can cause deformation, providing a safety margin.
Definitions and Units
Working Load (WL) and Breaking Load (BL) are defined, with resistance values shown in kilogramme-force (kgf) and converted to decanewton (daN) for standardization.
Safety and Useful Life
Appropriate safety factors should be applied to Breaking Loads based on application requirements. The useful life of products is determined by usage conditions and must be assessed individually.
Sports Partnerships
Wichard supports various sports teams and events, highlighting achievements in sailing and extreme sports.
Distributor Information
A comprehensive list of distributors worldwide is provided, including contact details for each region.
See more

Catalog excerpts

Wichard catalogue - Version 1-2

SOFTLINK Soft shackle for all SOCIAL NETWORKS }No knowledge of ropework required }Replaces shackles and snap hooks }Easy to fit and easy to open }Remarkably strong and light }3 sizes available Get all the Wichard news on your favourite social networks: }Become a fan of Wichard on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wichardsailing }Wichard channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Wichardsailing SPORT PARTNERS North Atlantic record, circumnavigation in a racing catamaran, Mini Transat, Figaro circuit, Olympic sailing, Class 40 and more. Wichard is everywhere in 2013 and 2014! Get our latest...

 Open the catalog to page 2
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-3

STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS RIG ADJUSTERS AND WIRE ACCESSORIES Babystay adjusters Backstay adjusters Lifeline hooks Toe rail pad eyes and watertight U-bolts Eye nuts, eye straps and eye bolts SNAP HOOKS Snap shackles Trigger snap shackles Quick release snap shackles & opening pre feeder Snap hooks Carbine hooks, one hand sail snaps Mooring hooks, rings and adjusters Standard self-locking shackles Captive pin shackles, key pin shackles, thimble shackles «HR» and Titanium shackles - Soft shackle SoftLink MXL: soft block, FRX: rings, MX Ball bearing blocks and plain bearing blocks Roller blocks Ratchet...

 Open the catalog to page 3
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-4

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 Working at Wichard means combining the demands of the business with...

 Open the catalog to page 4
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-5

5 good reasons to choose MX: halyard shackle - fully forged - for 2:1 purchase for the mainsail halyard or flying sail furlers terminals 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...

 Open the catalog to page 5
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-6

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...

 Open the catalog to page 6
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-7

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: Creation and innovation make...

 Open the catalog to page 7
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-8

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. I MAINTENANCE: GREENOX - wichinox (see page 57)

 Open the catalog to page 8
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-9

} Large range of babystay adjusters } Available with wheel, handle or ratchet } rgonomic and comfortable to use E } Easy to install and dismantle } orged body and snap hook F } Resistant to high loads } Perfect for setting a flying sail (solent jib or storm jib) } Optimizes yacht performance } Long travel model available Length pin to pin closed /open mm 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....

 Open the catalog to page 9
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-10

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. Babystay tang , to be fitted to the mast Double folding pad eye dia 6 (see page 13) stainless steel and aluminium Double folding pad eye dia 8 (see page 13) Double folding pad eye dia 10 (see page 13) Eye strap, used as a backing plate for double pad eye part #6564 & 6565 (see page 13) Eye strap, used as a backing plate for double pad eye part #6566 (see page 13) Threaded eye hook...

 Open the catalog to page 10
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-11

Benefits } Registered design } orged in 316L stainless steel F } or closing lifelines gate F } ff-centre shape allows the wires to be O tensioned easily Pelican hooks «patented» 2 12836 12837 2831 N° Sail chafe Swage studs (for part # 2831 et 2833) 3 Lifeline hook «patented» 1 Sail chafe protector 5 This two part ring which is suitable for clipping on to 6 to 10 mm diameter wires, protects sails and facilitates manoeuvring whilst minimising snagging risks WL: working load - BL: breaking load

 Open the catalog to page 11
Wichard catalogue - Version 1-12

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.

 Open the catalog to page 12

All Wichard catalogs and brochures

  1. 6524

    1  Page

  2. 65442

    1  Page

  3. 65322

    1  Page

  4. 2295

    1  Page

Archived catalogs

  1. 44327

    1  Page

  2. 6511

    1  Page

  3. 65321

    1  Page

  4. MXLEvo

    2  Pages

  5. aquaterra

    2  Pages

  6. catalog

    68  Pages

  7. Softlink

    2  Pages

*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.