Wichard Pelican Hook replacement locking pin

[Irish Rover]

These things are an absolutely crazy price - more than €100 here in Türkiye. I lost the locking pin from one of mine. Is it possible to find replacement pins without buying the whole shebang.

 

[Dockhead]

They're £90 in the UK!

There are several manufacturers of SS fittings in Turkey. I'm sure you can find an acceptable one for 1/10 of that price, locally.

I use Wichard for most shackles and rigging bits on my boat, but I put my foot down when I saw the latest price of their pelican hooks.

My experience is that the generic pelican hooks lose their locking pins no more often than the Wichard ones do. And I always keep a spare in my rigging box.

 

[Bouba]

Wichard will state their tested breaking strain and the margin of safety (often a factor of four)....do you get that reassurance with a generic hook ?

 

[Bouba]

Yesterday I bought a Wichard snap hook....in some places it was advertised for €100 plus....but Uship did it for €49.99

 

[thinwater]

Wichard will state their tested breaking strain and the margin of safety (often a factor of four)....do you get that reassurance with a generic hook ?

... the breaking strength of the one that fell out is zero. Just sayin'.

 

[Irish Rover]

They're £90 in the UK!

There are several manufacturers of SS fittings in Turkey. I'm sure you can find an acceptable one for 1/10 of that price, locally.

I use Wichard for most shackles and rigging bits on my boat, but I put my foot down when I saw the latest price of their pelican hooks.

My experience is that the generic pelican hooks lose their locking pins no more often than the Wichard ones do. And I always keep a spare in my rigging box.

£79.82 as per #1.
Can you point me towards the generic hooks to which you refer.

 

[Irish Rover]

Wichard will state their tested breaking strain and the margin of safety (often a factor of four)....do you get that reassurance with a generic hook ?

Not an issue on my boat. They're not for life lines, as such

 

[Dockhead]

Wichard will state their tested breaking strain and the margin of safety (often a factor of four)....do you get that reassurance with a generic hook ?

Wichard gear is really superb quality. I love it, and have it all over my boat. I trust my life to Wichard shackles which I use to connect my best bower to the chain, and to the one I go up the mast on.

But is it worth £80 to you to have a certified breaking strength for a -- pelican hook? This is not lifting tackle. The pelican hook is not the weak link in the lifelines.

 

[Dockhead]

£79.82 as per #1.
Can you point me towards the generic hooks to which you refer.

E.g.: Force 4 Threaded Pelican Hook | Force 4 Chandlery

 

[Irish Rover]

And I always keep a spare in my rigging box.

Do you mean a spare locking pin, and if so where can I buy one?

 

[PabloPicasso]

If they're such great quality then how'd the pin fall out?

 

[PabloPicasso]

At under 13quid...
...Sure, why not if it is in a non critical application

One of the "eastern" websites

 

[john_morris_uk]

Wichard gear is really superb quality. I love it, and have it all over my boat. I trust my life to Wichard shackles which I use to connect my best bower to the chain, and to the one I go up the mast on.

But is it worth £80 to you to have a certified breaking strength for a -- pelican hook? This is not lifting tackle. The pelican hook is not the weak link in the lifelines.

Do you really use a shackle to attach your safety/lifting line to you to go up the mast?

 

[Irish Rover]

If they're such great quality then how'd the pin fall out?

Nothing is Paddy proof

 

[Bouba]

There is a cheaper brand called VMG….in France they are called Crochet Pelican and you can get them mail order but obviously I don’t know about Turkey (or even how to spell it)
For example from Ad Nautic

 

[Dockhead]

Do you mean a spare locking pin, and if so where can I buy one?

No, a spare entire Pelican hook. I've never seen the pins offered separately.

But if you find some! Post here where, because I have box of pinless pelican hooks

 

[Dockhead]

Nothing is Paddy proof

I have just enough Irish blood to be allowed to laugh at that.

 

[boomerangben]

Try GS Products. They do pelican hooks for under a £10 and in 316SS. No idea how good they are but I’ve used the company for other stainless steel components and very happy. No affiliation with the company myself

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