Performance Hardware 2009/10
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Performance Hardware 2009/10 www.allenbrothers.co.uk Sailing faster…. Welcome to the Allen Sailboat Performance Hardware catalogue... Here you will find the extensive range of quality sailboat performance hardware manufactured at the Allen Brothers UK factory. Our job as a manufacturer is to make products that work, and for the discerning racing sailor looking for the best, we have created the widest range of hardware that combines reliability, efficiency, strength, size and weight with value for money. And it looks good too! Merging tradition, functionality and protocols that have evolved throughout sailing history, with the opportunities allowed by the use of the latest modern materials, design and manufacturing technology, we have worked with the world’s leading designers and sailors to create products that have unsurpassed performance, quality and durability. Our philosophy is to be the best, to be honest and straightforward to our customers, and to be open to feedback on our products. CONTENTS ACCESSORIES RUDDER ACCESSORIES Ball Stoppers 40 Rudder Pintels & Gudgeons 26 Burgees 40 Rudder Retaining Clips 27 Drain socket and bungs 41 Tiller extension universal joints 27 Hatch covers 41 Tiller extension 25 Hooks 42 Tiller extension - carbon 25 Inglefield clips 42 Transom Pintles & Gudgeons 27 Keelbands 42 SAIL HARDWARE Rowlocks & Sockets 43 Batten Hardware 28 Self bailer 43 Jib Hanks 28 Shackles Sail Headboards 28 Round Body S/S Bow Shackle - forged pin 45 Sail Ring 28 Round Body S/S D Shackle - forged pin 45 Sail Shackles 29 Round Body S/S Long D Shackle - forged pin 45 Sail Slugs 29 Round Body S/S Twisted Shackle - forged pin 45 Sail Snap Block 28 S/S Forged Shackle 45 Sail Track Slides 29 S/S Pressed Shackle 43 SPARS AND RIGGING ACCESSORIES S/S Strip Bow Shackle - Standard Pin 44 Boom Slides 30 S/S Strip D Shackle - Slotted Pin 44 Eye Bolt 30 S/S Strip D Shackle - Standard Pin 44 Eye Terminal 30 S/S Strip Shackle - Key Pin 44 Fast Pin 38 S/S Strip Shackle - Key Pin with extra pin & ring 44 Fork Terminal 30 Sheaves 46 Furling Gear & Swivels 31 Springs - Stainless Steel 46 Gooseneck Fixed 31 Tidy clips 47 Gooseneck Sliding 31 Toe strap plates & buckles 47 Halyyard Exit Plate 31 Trapeze equipment 47 Halyard Lock & Hook Racks 31 Winch handles 43 Highfield Levers 32 BLOCKS Mast and Boom Straps 32 20mm Dynamic Block 7 Mast Strut 33 30mm Dynamic Block 8 Mast Tangs 33 40mm Dynamic Block 9 Mast Tracks 33 60mm Dynamic Block 9 Mirror Dinghy Mast Fittings 34 40mm Ezi-Ratchet 10 Nylon Mast & Tube Fittings 34 52mm Ezi-Ratchet 10 Rigging Screws 34 60mm Switchable Ratchet 10 Rigging Stud Screw 34 High Tension Blocks 11 Sheave Boxes 35 Lightweight Plain Bearing 13 Sheave Boxes - High Tension 35 Plain Bearing Blocks 12 Sheave Boxes - Keelboat 35 Plain Bearing Reinforced Blocks 12 Sheave Boxes - Low Profile 35 Snatch Blocks 13 Sheave Boxes - Plain Bearing 36 Vang Blocks 10 Spinnaker Pole Accessoiries 36 CLEATS Spinnaker Pole End Piston 36 Cam Cleats 14 Spinnaker Pole End Sticks 36 Cam Cleat Accessories 15 Spinnaker Pole Mast Brackets 37 Clam Cleats 15 Spinnaker Pole Tube 37 Jam Cleats 16 Spreader Hardware 37 Mainsheet Jammers 16 Stay Adjusters 38 Mast Cleats 16 Swaged Stud 38 Nylon Open Cleat 16 ‘T’ Terminal 38 Plain Bearing Jammer 17 Thimbles - Plastic 39 Swivel Cleats 17 Thimbles - Stainless Steel 39 V Cleats 17 INDEX 49-50 DECK HARDWARE Anchor Plates 20 Bow & Shroud Plates 20 Deck Bushes 22 Fairleads 23 Jib track/Self tacking jib system 19 www.allenbrothers.co.uk S/S Lacing eyes & eye straps 21 Sliding Fairleads & Sheet Leads 23 Snatch Fairleads & Lacing Hooks 24 CONTACTDETAILS Allen Brothers Ltd Stanchion Mounted Blocks 24 Hallmark Industrial Estate ‘Stealth’ Folding Cleats 48 Southminster Tracks for Travellers 18 Essex CM0 7EH Track Slides 24 United Kingdom Traveller Cars 19 T +44 (0)1621 774689 U Bolt 20 F +44 (0)1621 773872 HISTORY OF ALLEN BROTHERS Brothers Tony and Glenn were introduced to engineering at a young age and learnt how to design and produce parts for working model steam locomotives and aeroplanes which their father Henry Allen had an enthusiasm for building in the garden workshop. During a trip with a group of friends to Burnham-on-Crouch, a well known sailing center on the east coast of England, they saw a fleet of racing dinghies sail by. They were so impressed with these sleek sailing boats that they went along to the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club to find out more. There they met an American called Beecher Moore who convinced them that they should build their own racing dinghy. They built their first Hornet in their garden shed and fitted it out with home-made fittings. It soon became obvious to them that the brass cam cleats which were highly prized on some of the race-winning boats, were heavy and very expensive, so they decided to design and engineer their own die-cast aluminium cam cleats. Of course, word spread of the new light innovative fittings amongst the fleet of Hornets and it wasn’t long before they were selling and bartering them amongst their friends. It was in 1956 that the Allen brothers formed their dinghy fittings enterprise into a company and Beecher Moore persuaded them to supply Jack Holt’s boat-building business with their innovative new products. So began the long and fruitful partnership they named Holt-Allen. Within a few years the Allen brothers had increased their resources to include their own design of injection moulding machines, metal press and punch machines and had increased their product range to include blocks, plastic cleats, sail-makers hardware, stainless steel rigging gear and more. Today, you can look at most sailing dinghies and you’ll find products designed and manufactured by Allen, from state-of-the-art dynamic bearing block systems, to humble yet essential ball stoppers. In January 2008 after more than 50 years, the arrangement between Allen Brothers and Holt came to an end. Allen Brothers are now marketing their range of sailboat performance hardware under the Allen brand name. 4 www.allenbrothers.co.uk RESOURSES Allen Brothers have the capacity to produce thousands of different products, withh a huge archive of tooling and designs. Allen has the resources and experienceperience encee to fulfillfu the requirements of the marine trade and the discerning sailor, fromommmm massm productionpprproduuctiotiono to custom design. In-house resources include: Design & CAD Modelling Using the advanced Pro-Engineer CAD software our design teamteam cancac quicklyquui ly developd lop new ideas and design concepts into computer models, whichchc can alsoalssos beb structurallyttructructurallytructuralcturaallyy assessed with our Ansys computer simulated stress analysisiss softwaresooftwareree (Finite(F te Elementt Analysis). Prototype plastic models can be seen within hours usingggou ourur DimensionDDimmeen n3D 3DD part printer (max size 200x200x 300mm) Toolmaking Finished designs are seamlessly progressed through the toolmaking stages using the parametric features of Pro-Engineer tool design and CNC machining software. Our tool-makers can produce single or multi-impression tools for injection moulding, sheet metal pierce and blank tools, secondary operation form tools, assembly jigs and fixtures. Component Parts Our factory is equipped to manufacture a diverse range of component parts. We are particularly flexible in the production of short run specialist parts, and low to medium volume production quantities. CNC injection moulding – all thermoplastics, experts in the use of advanced engineering polymers and composites such as carbon fibre filled acetals and nylons. CNC turned parts – 5 axis sliding head lathes producing high precision parts in all materials, specialising in stainless steel 316 (max dia. 75mm). CNC sheet metal forming – pierced and blanked parts, with secondary forming and cutting presses (max size 150x200x6.0mm). CNC milled parts – all materials (max size 450x350mm). Aluminium Gravity cast parts - from our own in-house foundry. Fabrication Our versatile and skilled workforce can provide fully assembled products, using a range of techniques such as welding, drilling, riveting, threaded fasteners, adhesives, pad-printing and packing. Sales and Distribution Our warehouse has been designed for maximum efficiency and ease of picking to speed orders out to our customers. Marine trade customers are now able to purchase direct from Allen Brothers. An efficient and dedicated sales team is ready to take your orders and will if possible endeavour to despatch all orders received before 3.00pm the same day. For a list of our worldwide distributors please see our website: www.allenbrothers.co.uk. www.allenbrothers.co.uk 5 Allen Dynamic Ball Bearing Blocks for all round performance you can rely on. Our range includes: 20mm, 30mm, 40mm and 60mm diameter blocks • Line friendly soft contours and articulation • stainless steel cheeks and inner bearing systems handle maximum loads • central hole for tie-on becket 40 & 52mm Ezi-ratchet direction of sheave load • Automatically engages and point of load on inner bearing releases line under load • advanced engineering carbon reinforced composites ensure long lived performance • reliable and consistent ratchet inner mechanism ball bearing based bearing sheave for maximum power 60mm Switchable ratchet • Switchable under load • metal replacement composite line sheave rotation line construction ld ld • sheave technology allows grip under load and easy release when load is BLOCKS decreased High Tension Blocks • Made from .316 Stainless Steel for ultimate strength