Marine Hardware Definitions
awls : pointed tools used to make
holes.
belaying hooks: provides easy stowage for
halyards and other coils of rope.
bollard fittings: deck fititngs or Strong points
for securing a rope
bow chocks: fitting at the bow, through which
anchor or mooring lines are led. Usually U-shaped to
reduce chafe.
bow rollers : for guiding anchor
lines
cam cleats: A fitting to which lines are made
fast. The classic cleat to which lines are belayed is
approximately anvil-shaped. Cam cleats use a cam to
increase grip on the lines.
clam cleats: where the line is gripped in a v
groove like a clam shell
carbine hooks: hook that clips with a closing
clip
Clevis Pins: type of fastener that will allow
the rotation or swivel of the connected parts about the
axis of the pin linkage. A clevis pin, sometimes reffered
to as a link pin or hinge pin, consists of a head, shank
and hole.
When using a fastening, such as a clevis pin,
the hole which is at the opposite end of the pin to the
head is inserted through the items to be linked, and then
a cotter pin, R clip or similar fastener is inserted
through the hole to keep the clevis pin in
place.
davits: Wooden or metal devices with sheaves or
blocks attached on the ends, projected over a vessels
sides or stern, and used to hoist up a dinghy or small
boat
eye bolts: A bolt with an eye on one
end
eye plates: deck fitting with an eye
fairleads: eyelet fittings used to change
the direction of a sheet or halyard led through
it
ferrules: for crimping stainless steel wire
rope, usually to form a loop in the end. Suitable for
hand swaging tools and for Talurit systems.
hasp and staples: a lock for fastening two
adjacent flat surfaces in the same plane.
marlinspikes: - A tool for opening the strands
of a rope while splicing
Pop Rivets: Made from stainless steel, for
joining stainless to stainless, fibreglass, etc.
Stainless steel rivets cannot be fixed into aluminium
unless a joining compound is used between the metals,
otherwise pop rivets can be safely used in aluminium
masts and disimilar metals.
rigging screws: adjust tension in rigging or
wire rope
ringbolts: eyebolts used for leading running
rigging
shackles: U-shaped metal fastener with a pin
across its open end, used for attaching various sails and
rigging
snap hooks: metal device with a spring catch to
attach one thing to another
snatch blocks: block with an open or hinged
sheave, enabling it to be used quickly without reeving a
line through the shallow
stanchions: upright metal poles, bolted to the
deck, and used to support permanent fixtures such as life
lines.
Swage terminals: in Stainless Steel,
terminations are pressed onto wire strand with a swaging
machine.
Turnbuckles: Tensioning devices using right
handed and left handed threads for adjustment. Also
called a rigging screw when used on shrouds
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