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Shockles Products - Safety
SHOCKLES® are quite strong and have been tested to have a breaking strain of 2,500 lbs, however, it is IMPORTANT that your SHOCKLES be rigged with a safety loop so that in the event that the load on the SHOCKLES becomes too great the existing line will take the load.
When rigged correctly, the load rating of the system is that of the existing line. The length of this safety loop should be no more than twice the length of the SHOCKLES and be securely fastened to the carabiner at each end.
Rigging
SHOCKLES can be rigged in at number of ways using existing lines and common boating knots. Diagrams for the most common applications, an “End of Line” application and a “Middle of Line” application, are provided below. For double the strength with the same amount of stretch, two SHOCKLES can be rigged together on the same carabiners.
Rigging a boom preventer and jib lazysheet outhaul
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Middle of Line Rigging |
Double SHOCKLES |
End of Line Rigging
Click here to see how to rig a Dock-Line Snubber on a big warp