A shackle with a rounded bow, suitable for attaching multiple chains.
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CLEVIS PIN
A headed rod with holed end to accept a split pin, used as a shackle bolt or similar.
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EYE BOLT
A bolt with a head formed in a eye, or drilled with a shackle eye.
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KENTER SHACKLE
A detachable shackle link shaped which is used to join two chain links together.
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MOUSE
To secure the open mouth of a hook with yarn or wire, or seize the pin of a shackle so it will not come undone.
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SHACKLE
1) A bowed metal fitting closed with a pin through the ends, used for ease of attachment of ropes, wires and chains. 2) A 15 fathoms length of anchor chain, sometimes called a shot.
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HOVE IN SIGHT
When an anchor is hove home, it is sighted and clear' at the point when the anchor crown shackle breaks the surface of the water.
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CABLE SHACKLE
The length of a shackle of cable is 27.5 mtrs. It is defined by a length of cable between the joining shackles.
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CRANE HOOK
A hoisting fixture designed to engage a ring or link of a lifting chain, or the pin of a shackle or cable socket.
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PADLOCK
An unmounted lock with a shackle that can be opened and closed; the shackle is usually passed through an eye, then closed to secure a hasp.
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