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Quick Fist Clamps
Securing your equipment just got a whole lot easier! Quick Fist, a one piece rubber clamp, is ideal for stowing or transporting tools.
Quick Fist is a rubber clamp that mounts easily to keep tools and equipment firmly in place. Ideal for off-road trucks, boats, military equipment, ATVs, or any vehicle. Quick Fist clamps are made of heavy duty transportation grade rubber. They're UV resistant and withstand extreme heat or cold. Mount easily with #10 (5 mm) bolts or screws. Terrific for marine use, since Quick Fist will not rust or corrode.
Specifications
Holds objects from 7/8" to 2-1/4" in diameter (22mm - 57mm)
Each clamp supports approximately 22lbs (10 kg)
Mounting base measures 7/8 x 2-3/4" (22 x 70 mm)
Typical uses
Quick Fist fastens an air hose in place
Two Quick Fists secure building or landscape tools
Two Quick Fists keep a boat hook handy
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Super Quick Fist Clamp
Super Quick Fist is ideal for holding fire extinguishers, oxygen cylinders, CO2 tanks, and other equipment. Mounts easily with three #10 (5 mm) bolts or screws (not included). Can be mounted with strap facing any direction.
Specifications:
Holds objects from 2-1/2 to 7-1/2" in diameter (64 to 191mm)
Each clamp supports approximately 50lbs (23 kg)
Mounting base measures 7/8 x 6" (22 x 152 mm)
Typical uses:
Mount a large fire extinguisher with Super Quick Fist
Super Quick Fist neatly stores chart holders
Super Quick Fist affixes a D-size oxygen cylinder
Two Super Quick Fists hold a 7" CO2 tank
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Hardware Kit for Drop Leaf Table - Clamp Style
Edson’s “Hardware Only” Kits are for the handyman who wishes to design and build his own cockpit table or accessories based on Edson’s tried and true designs. All kits are complete with instructions and stainless hardware.
Includes 4 stainless table hinges not shown in photo. Clamps are built to accommodate 1", 1-1/8", and 1-1/4" guard pipe diameters.
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Dual Actuator Marine Hardware Pack
High quality dual actuator hardware kit. This hardware bag is required in order to install hydraulic dual actuator systems. Includes: additional pipe nipples and brass "T" fittings.
This product may not be returned to the original point of purchase. Please contact the manufacturer directly with any issues or concerns.
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Marine / Boat Hardware
We offer a full selection of marine hardware, including anchor rollers, anodes, ski tows, vents, and more. If you have a boat and need hardware, you are in the right place. From chocks and cleats to shaft seals and steering wheels, you can count on us for your boat hardware needs. It can sometimes be difficult to find everything you need for your boat, especially all in one place, but our full service site gives you plenty of excellent options for all the hardware you will need for your boating excursion.
Bow & stern eyes, deck fills, deck plates, and engine mounts are all available here, along with gas springs, grab handles, and hatches. We also have a wide assortment of hinges, hooks & clamps, and latches so you can find just the right option for your boat. With oarlocks, rail fittings, rub rail, shaft couplers, and swim platforms, as well as a selection of rope & chain pipe, you can find the things you need the most. We also have a selection of marine lumber, including teak. By using teak lumber for your marine needs, you have a great wood look that will hold up to the elements, and you can get it right here with all your marine hardware.
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Quick Reference Navigation Rules Card
A proven navigation tool used by the US Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and US Power Squadron. Navigation Rules feature the US. Buoyage System, inland and international rules, right-of-way, lights, sound signals, and bridge signals.
Any boat owner or ship captain knows many navigation rules; keeping them straight can be a challenge. Used by the US Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and US Power Squadron, the Davis Instruments Navigation Rules card is a handy way to look up what you need quickly.
This Navigation Rules Quick Reference Card includes the US Buoyage System, Inland, and International Rules, Right-of-Way, Lights, Sound Signals, and Bridge Signals. The card also has zones of approach, distress signals, how to recognize lights of different ships and passage signals at night, and what to do if you are in doubt of a rule under certain circumstances.
The information on the card is presented in a way that is legible and concise. Colors and shading help separate the different information sections, making it easy to find. The Navigation Rules Card is full color on both sides, and it is three-hole punched for a binder or bulkhead mounting. It’s also weatherproof and made from durable plastic, allowing it to withstand anything that comes your way. The Navigation Rules Quick Reference Card measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm).
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Watch the Weather.
Even the best-laid plans for the perfect boating outing can be turned upside down by Mother Nature. Watch the sky. Know what to look for in clouds. Be very conscientious about spotting lightning. It never hurts to know as much as you can about the weather. Courses are available at local colleges and online on what to look for in the sky and plan for weather fronts that can change on a dime.
The odds of your boat being struck by lightning are about one in 1,000. However, your odds are skewed, depending on your location. If you are in Montana, you have good chances that it won't happen, but in a popular boating state like Florida, surrounded by water, you will have less luck. One-third of the country's lightning insurance claims are filed in Florida.
According to William J. Becker, University of Florida IFAS Extension, in a report for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, NASDA, Florida averages more than ten deaths and thirty injuries from lightning per year. Approximately fifty percent of the deaths and injuries occur to individuals involved in recreational activities. Nearly forty percent of those are water-related: boating, swimming, surfing, and others.
Sailboats are more likely to be struck than powerboats because lightning is attracted to the mast. In the powerboat category, trawlers are struck more than other powerboats.
What is Happening When Lightning Strikes?
Becker describes it as, "The upper portion of the cloud develops a positive electrical charge, the lower level a negative electrical charge. Because it is a poor conductor of electricity, the air restricts the regular flow of electricity between these, attracting electrical charges.
While this phenomenon is occurring in the clouds, a similar event is occurring on the surface.
Negative charges repel negative charges and attract positive charges. So, as a thunder cloud passes overhead, a concentration of positive charges accumulates in and on all objects below the cloud. Since these positive charges are attempting to reach the negative charge of the cloud, they tend to accumulate at the top of the highest object around. On a boat that maybe the radio antenna, the mast, a fishing rod, or a person!"
Lightening makes its own Schedule.
While you can take steps to lessen the damage lightning will cause, you can't prevent a strike.
What happens when your boat is Struck?
NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov., estimates a strike contains around 30,000,000 volts. Your boat's electronics are most susceptible to damage. Most 12-volt electronics will be damaged, if not all, electronics on your vessel.
At times, the strike will hopscotch around the boat, and collateral damage occurs when a nearby vessel gets hit, either the result of the lightning's powerful electromagnetic field or the current induced by the field running through the boat's shore-power cord. Some electronics will be damaged; others will not. Check your compass. There may be no external damage, but the compass heading significantly affected.
Precautions to Reduce Personal Injury and Damage from Lightening.
When a thunderstorm of any kind is approaching, whether lightning is present or not;
Get everyone out of the water – scuba divers, swimmers, jet skiers, and stop any fishing activities.
Stay in the center of the cabin of the boat.
Keep arms and legs in the boat.
There is no such thing as a boat being lightning proof, but you can take steps to make your vessel lightning protected. Most pleasure craft are made of fiberglass or wood, not providing the automatic grounding protection offered by metal-hulled craft. When lightning strikes a small boat, the electrical current is searching for any route to ground, including the human body, an excellent conductor of electricity.
Major lightning protective equipment includes an air terminal, main conductor, and a ground plate. Secondary components are secondary conductors, lightning arrestors, lightning protective gaps, and connectors. Lightning arrestors and lightning protective gaps are used to protect radios and other electronic equipment, which are subject to electrical surges.
If a sailboat mast is made of conductive material, a conductor securely fastened to the mast and extending six inches above the mast and terminating in a receiving point, or a radio antenna can serve as the air terminal.
Captain Chuck Reed, and his wife, Linda, sailed their 36' Catalina sailboat from Detroit to the Caribbean and lived aboard for three years. Reed, the owner of CLR Marine, used a shaft saver on Silent Dream to to keep the boat totally ungrounded, and also save the prop shaft if a line got wrapped around it. Yes, it did save the prop shaft one time and being totally ungrounded he feels that it did save them from the lightning. The Reeds encountered many thunderstorms that included lightning, their boat did not suffer any damage due to lightning.
The National Fire Protection Association, Lightning Protection Code
For a more detailed summary of how to protect your boat from a lightning strike, refer to the National Fire Protection Association's Lightning Protection Code. www.nfpa.org.
Shaft Savers are available at https://www.clrmarine.com/462m4/marine-hardware/shaft-couplers.html
Watch the weather. Stay safe.
Fair Winds and Smooth Sailing
To obtain more information about the products and services mentioned in this article, please contact CLR Marine https://www.clrmarine.com/.
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Award-winning author Cheryl Kuba has been at the helm for more than 30 years sailing the Great Lakes, with side trips to the British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. She has served as past- Commodore of Great Lakes Fleet 21 -Chicago region. 3happycampers.com
©Copyright Cheryl Kuba, 3happycampers.com
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Since 1966, Schaefer Marine has stood at the forefront of Marine hardware design and engineering. Schaefer's entire line of products, from blocks to furlers, are built of the finest materials available and designed with a real-world understanding of the forces at work on a sailing yacht. All Schaefer products are designed and intended for use on sailboats for specific stated applications. There is no name in marine hardware more trusted than Schaefer. Check out Schaefer for Legendary Strength & Legendary Performance!
Schaefer manufacturers a wide variety of deck hardware from cam cleats, investment cast padeyes, welded pad eyes, stanchions, eye straps, cleats, chocks and more. Schaefer uses only the finest aluminum and Stainless Steel available and every piece is engineered to work well and is reliable for years of trouble free service.
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Fender Tender II
Use this Davis accessory to clip your fenders to rails, lifelines, side wing windows or cleats.
Fender Tender II simplifies the handling and relocation of boat fenders. The "Railing Lock" firmly grasps rails from 7/8" to 1" (22 to 25 mm) diameter. New "Lifeline Lock" provides added safety. Use 1/4" to 3/8" (6 mm to 9 mm) diameter nylon line. Made of tough, sun-resistant plastic.
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From everyone here at CLR Marine we would like to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Fathers Day!
Have a great time making memories with friends and family.
Because of Fathers Day we are having a sale on our Extend a Steps.
Please use coupon code father2019 at checkout.
Any Extend Your Step
All Outdoor Products
All Marine Hardware
We started a contest today to Giveaway two pairs of Mate Series Combination Fishing Rod and Cup Holders.
Follow this link to see the contest page.
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Quick Reference Celestial Navigation Card
A simplified, yet complete Celestial Navigation system. Includes everything you need: sextant use and corrections, star finder for 18 stars, data entry form, and step-by-step sight reduction and plotting procedures. May be scored and separated; a large portion fits in the sextant case for quick reference, and a small part acts as a waterproof data reduction card.
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Quick Reference Coastwise Piloting Card
All the piloting information you need at your fingertips: dead reckoning basics, true and magnetic compass relationships, position finding, estimating distance off, and current and leeway corrections. Helpful hints on chart reading, preparations, checklists, fog navigation, and depth soundings without a fathometer. Includes time, distance & speed calculator, relative bearing gauge for length-off calculations, and common chart symbols.
Features:
Plastic
Waterproof
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Quick Reference International Navigation Rules Card
A comprehensive guide incorporating the International Maritime Buoyage System and COLREGS. Clarifies differences between Cardinal and Lateral buoyage systems and buoyage regions, the key to reducing confusion and danger when entering unfamiliar waters or busy harbors. Complete details on the right-of-way, sound signals, entering and clearing a foreign port, lights and day shapes, collision prevention procedures, and signal flags.
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Quick Reference Boating Guide Card
Covers all the basic procedures and equipment. Includes pre-departure checklist, recommended equipment & spare parts, fueling procedures, engine troubleshooting, radio use, trailering, launching, anchoring, knot tying, and water-skiing hand signals. Gives rules of the U.S. Buoyage System and right-of-way. Helps in emergencies by covering distress signals, fire procedures, towing, weather warnings, and first aid (hypothermia & CPR).
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Quick Reference Weather Forecasting Card
Shows the use of wind direction, barometric pressure, and cloud type in predicting the weather, plus a full list of radio weather stations for official broadcasts, key information on storm warnings, hurricane avoidance, navigating in fog and other hazardous conditions, and more. Weatherproof high-strength plastic, full color on both sides. Punched for binder or bulkhead mounting. Dimensions: 8.5″ x 11″ (216 x 279 mm).
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