Fairleads with rollers - who makes them?

[Magnum]

Anyone know who makes this fairlead or something very similar?

I'm getting some serious chafe with my present open stainless fairleads.

 

[Lady Campanula]

I like the look of those. Should you identify the make/supplier, do please let me know....?

 

[alteredoutlook]

try placing warp through some old tubing

 

[Lady Campanula]

try placing warp through some old tubing

Not blurry likely! On the kind of 'chi-chi' boat that Magnum frequents, it would have to be brand spanking new tubing.....!

 

[pvb]

Some here, or you could easily get some custom-made.

 

[nigel1]

Seascrew suppply something similar, but open at the top

http://www.seascrew.com/browse.cfm?BOAT---YACHT-FAIRLEADS---RUBBING-STRAKE&l=0000000128

Or, the ones in your picture look like those supplied by Nomen, made in aluminium

http://www.nomenproducts.de/en/fairlead/design/

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

If you don't want to mess with the hardware, there is a very high quality commercial anti chafe product called Chafe-Pro. I bought some from the USA. It looks good, and is easy to fit.

 

[Magnum]

Seascrew suppply something similar, but open at the top

http://www.seascrew.com/browse.cfm?BOAT---YACHT-FAIRLEADS---RUBBING-STRAKE&l=0000000128

Or, the ones in your picture look like those supplied by Nomen, made in aluminium

http://www.nomenproducts.de/en/fairlead/design/

Perfect. Thank you

 

[Magnum]

If you don't want to mess with the hardware, there is a very high quality commercial anti chafe product called Chafe-Pro. I bought some from the USA. It looks good, and is easy to fit.

I have stainless open fairleads and the problem is caused by the angle of the bearing surface. The edge cuts into the mooring line unless it is within a narrow range of angles.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Big boats do chew up lines more - to do with weight, mass, inertia, movement etc., I guess.

 

[Juniperskip]

Magnum, which B60 is it in the pic? Happy New Year!!!

 

[Magnum]

It's Kismet.

Same to you!

 

[Robin]

If the line was taken straight ashore off the cleat in that picture the fairlead would be redundant. It even looks as if there are antichafe strips on the hull that assume that option?

 

[Magnum]

If the line was taken straight ashore off the cleat in that picture the fairlead would be redundant. It even looks as if there are antichafe strips on the hull that assume that option?

Yes, but when with lines go directly astern you have to use fairleads or risk damaging your pushpit. The problem (without rollers) is the change in angle from the fairlead to the cleat.

 

[Robin]

Yes, but when with lines go directly astern you have to use fairleads or risk damaging your pushpit. The problem (without rollers) is the change in angle from the fairlead to the cleat.

Swap the fairlead for another cleat?

 

[Ex-SolentBoy]

Despite lots of preplanning we found that certain mooring configurations created lead angles we had not anticipated with our new boat. These can be in both the vertical and horizontal planes.

Adding rollers can help in some circumstances, but not all.

No matter what you do there will be some movement. You either live with the rope damage, or pass the problem to another material. If you cannot eradicate the movement, you are better off with a sacrificial product like Chafepro.

 

[JayBee]

Big ship roller fairleads are prone to damage, usually by bending, seizing up or shearing of the roller pins. I don't have any experience of small yachtie versions, but I would be a bit leery of them. My preference would be for closed panama type fairleads (chocks), with a good all round radius on the bearing surfaces and some Chafe-Pro type protection of the rope as a backup, when necessary.

It is surprising how many yacht fairleads are anything but fair. Same applies to many bow rollers with sharp edged cheeks.

 

[Boo2]

Seascrew suppply something similar, but open at the top

http://www.seascrew.com/browse.cfm?BOAT---YACHT-FAIRLEADS---RUBBING-STRAKE&l=0000000128

Note that it's unclear from the pictures on their website but the Seascrew ones have a lip extending below on one side which prevents them being screwed to a flat surface unless the lip can sit down over the edge iyswim.

Boo2

 

[Twister_Ken]

Note that it's unclear from the pictures on their website but the Seascrew ones have a lip extending below on one side which prevents them being screed to a flat surface unless the lip can sit down over the edge iyswim.

Boo2

I can work out most typos but iyswim has got me foxed.

 

[Tranona]

I can work out most typos but iyswim has got me foxed.

If you see what I mean! (I think)