Quick Q. What do you call those hooks that allow you to hook chain

[ShipsWoofy]

So I can make a quick bridle. As the last few feet of chain are going over the stbd bow for example, I can hook into one of the links with a set size of rope/chain from the port bow to make a fast bridle.

The whole intent it to pull the chain over to the middle, not to take all the weight, the chain will be tied off to the main cleat. So it does not have to be a shackle or a closing hook. But it should be deep enough not to fall out of the chain if the boat surges a bit.

Or should I be looking to have something made ad-hoc ?

thanks in advance.

**remember, I am a tight-wad sailor, I am not a member of the ardman Wallet & Grabbit sailing club**

 

[michael_w]

Can't get cheaper than a length on nylon and a rolling hitch. Probably more secure than a chain hook to boot.

Or a length off both bows; spliced into a single part for hitching on to the chain.

I've heard lots of bad language with those chain hooks as they fall off the chain at just the right moment.

 

[alan]

I think they are called "chain hooks" ! But in any case Jimmy Green Marine have them; note that they come in sizes appropriate for the chain (e.g. 8mm, 10mm e.t.c.).
But I have given up using them and opt for a length of nylon rope and a rolling hitch; I found that when there is no weight on the chain (i.e. no wind or tide) they can drop off ............. a rolling hitch doesn't !!

Alan.

 

[pvb]

Quick A. Chain hooks!

They are indeed called chain hooks.

 

[Robin]

Good chandlers sell the cast S/S chain hooks, there are different sizes to suit different chain sizes. Wichard do one too that has a spring loaded pin to keep it in place better, the plain ones (we use those) need a bit of tension to keep them in place especially when setting up the system. Wichard also do a shackle version designed to go over the link.

 

[Talbot]

The open ended chain hook is a good temp fix, but not my choice for a bridle overnight. I have also seen a stainless fitting that fits over the chin like the hooks, but also has a pin at the end of the fitting to stop the chain jumping out.

 

[gandy]

Gael Force call it a "Stainless Steel Eye Type Grab Hook". I wonder who thought up that catchy and intuitive name.

http://www.gaelforcemarine.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=ProductDetailsPage&product_id=18788

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Where did you get it, if you remember?

I am not looking to use it in dangerous anchorages or long term. Just a quick fix for short term (lunch) anchoring. If I am anchoring or tying to a visitors mooring I have my own strops and some heavy SS shackles.

The photo is not what I was thinking of; more an 8mm bar bent like a fishing hook with maybe a bend on the tip to try to stop it working loose. As I said, this is not for heavy anchoring I have set ups for that.

 

[Talbot]

will try to search and find for you

 

[graham]

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I have also seen a stainless fitting that fits over the chin like the hooks, but also has a pin at the end of the fitting

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You cant treat the crew like that these days Mark /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[Vara]

Prefer to use one of these,
http://www.jimmygreen.co.uk/chandlery_pr...ain_gripper.htm

Same job but a bit more secure,note captive pin!

 

[Talbot]

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[ShipsWoofy]

Now we are returning to shackle territory.

I just want to be able to slap the hook on as the chain paid out is a few feet off and tie the chain off as the bridle centres on the hulls.

Something really simple, maybe I really will have to fashion something myself to suit.

 

[Talbot]

see here

hope that is what you wanted

 

[Dave_Noakes]

According to the Crosby catalogue, the Hooks you are
referring to are Grab Hooks. and Chain Hooks look like ordinary hooks with a specially widened bearing surface so
that chain slings can run through without snagging.

Dave

 

[Salty John]

The type in the image earlier is a chain hook, they cost about £10 or so. In the USA a company called Johnson makes one that is less likely to fall out when the chain goes slack, but it is hugely expensive at around $90. I always use a rolling hitch these days having had nothing but trouble with chain hooks falling out when the chain slackens.

 

[samwise]

I think you are thinking of an anchor thief which is a totally different animal, designed to help you untangle your rode when you have picked up someone else's chain. You haul up both chains, slip the thief hook under the snagged chain to take the strain while you slip your rode free. Not very widely available in Northern parts but I have seen them in the Med.

 

[chinita]

It is, indeed, a chain hook. One minor point is that it hooks BETWEEN links rather than THROUGH links.

I have used one attached to about 2 metres of warp, cleated off appropriately, and it has never let me down. You release the hook merely by taking tension off the warp.

 

[chinita]

Forgot to say; if you want to be really fancy, you can thread your warp through one of those black rubber snubber thingies. That will certainly eliminate any snatching.

 

[mainmarine]

what size chain do you need one for?