Please note: 20287 is on back order with ETA on 20 September 2025
The Block-loop® friction, is a coated textile loop designed for a low-friction ring.
It is supplied with the locking ring, a product of the Plug and Sail™ range.
Uses
- Textile loop for rings, easy to use and designed for a heavy static load.
- To guide, deflect and haul any ropes, sheets for genoas, spinnakers, drum bosses barber-hauler and cascading backstay and many other applications.
- Ideal for the tack on an asymmetric spinnaker
- Static : friction ring Fr - resin
- Dynamic: friction ring FrD - duralumin
Specifications
- BL14 Friction Fr: Breaking Load 3800 kg; Loop Length 5 cm
- BL20 Friction Fr: Breaking Load 6300 kg; Loop Length 5 cm
- BL14 Friction FrD: Breaking Load 3800 kg; Loop Length 5 cm
- BL20 Friction FrD: Breaking Load 6300 kg; Loop Length 5 cm
Data Sheet
- Loop®, core and sheath made of 100% Dyneema® R2 12fx pre-stretched, coated - Light grey / black
- Block®, clamping and holding ring, made of flexible TPE thermoplastic which can quickly lock and fix a low-friction ring.
- Nodus Factory low friction ring™ made of Self-lubricating technical plastic resin ¬ black or FrD ring in duralumin - grey / orange
Advantages
- Requires no splicing, easy and quick to install.
- The Block® ring holds the textile strands parallel to uniformly and optimally distribute the working loads on the ring.
- Coated textile loop, resistant to chafing and UV.
- Reliable and maintenance free.
Nodus Tips
- You can use the Block-loop to strap your pulleys.
- Check the breaking load of the rings used.
- The Block® rings are clamping and holding rings, for pulleys and rings with low friction, on textile loops and with Nodus Factory shackles.