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SOFT ATTACHMENT BLOCK

onstan is offering keelboat crews an all-new pick-me-up with its recently introduced Soft Attachment Block line of snatch-blocks. The blocks have the highest dynamic load-to-sheave-diameter ratio of the company’s keelboat range—making them small but mighty—and include a Dyneema SK99 cord shackle, Nodus Factory splicing and a fiber surface coating create a secure, durable block capable of withstanding significant loads. The blocks themselves open to be fitted to standing lines and are designed with an elastomer

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