Narrow high-load sheaves in mastheads improve sail handling, speed sail changes, and allow the use of smaller, lighter halyard winches. Sheaves combine sideload-carrying balls with a PTFE composite bushing for radial loads.
Specifications:
- Sheave: 76 mm | 3 in
- Width: 16 mm | 5/8 in
- Weight: 128 g | 4.5 oz
- Center pin: 12.7 mm | 1/2 in
- Maximum line: 10 mm | 3/8 in
- Maximum wire: 5 mm | 3/16 in
- Maximum working load: 1814 kg | 4000 lb
- Breaking load: 7484 kg | 16500 lb
- Footnote: Breaking load based on use of solid 304 stainless shafts.
