Wichard catalogue - Version 1
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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)

} 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...

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...

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

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.