Captive, Key Pin Shackles

Jimmy Green Captive Key Pin Shackles, with and without a bar, ensure secure and reliable connections onboard. Crafted from marine-grade stainless steel, these shackles are designed to prevent pin loss and accidental disengagement, making them ideal for halyard attachment and high-load rigging connections, generally.

Captive Key Pin Shackles without Bar: Facts, Features and Plus Factors

• The pin can’t be lost – The captive design ensures the pin remains attached to the body when open, eliminating the risk of it being dropped overboard
• Quick manual operation – The key pin enables fast opening and closing by hand, making it ideal for frequent opening and closing. The closure is positive, unlike a thread, which may not be tightened securely.

Captive Key Pin Shackles with Bar: Extra Features and Plus Factors

• Secures the line to the shackle, preventing the two from separating
• Maintains Line Shape and Position in the shackle – The bar stops the rope from sliding around the shackle body, maintaining consistent alignment under load.

The Jimmy Green Rigging Team have narrowed the field to a practical range of Captive, Key Pin Shackles suitable for rigging applications:

Wichard Thimble Captive Pin Shackle: Features an integrated nylon moulding to obviate the need for a separate thimble, ensuring the rope is a snug load-sharing fit, ideal for a soft eye splice

Standard Captive Key Pin and Bar Shackle: Offers a cost-effective solution with a secure captive key pin and fixed bar design for line retention

Wichard Captive Key Pin and Bar Shackle: renowned Wichard quality and design with a captive key pin and the convenience of a removable bar

Wichard High Resistance Captive, Key Pin and Bar Shackle: Wichard Drop Forged High load 17.4 PH stainless steel version for superior strength and dependability in demanding conditions