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Barton Series 4/5 (54mm) Blocks

£ 19.95 - £ 159.95

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This range of high load cruiser bocks are of rugged construction, featuring high quality injection moulded side plates with all load-carrying components from 316 grade stainless steel. Side plates are through-bolted and riveted for added strength and security.

This good looking and versatile range is designed for use on large cruising and racing yachts. All are designed for ease of use with Barton’s ball-bearing mainsheet traveller systems.

A comprehensive range of cam cleat, fiddle and fiddle & cam cleat versions are available.

Plain Bearing Blocks
Barton plain bearing blocks have a precision moulded acetal sheave running on a large diameter brass bearing, ensuring free running under the highest of loads.

Ball Bearing Blocks
With Barton’s unique super-low friction ball race systems, featuring acetal sheaves and delrin ball bearings, running on a large diameter centre boss. This allows Barton to fit more load-bearing balls, which ensure extremely low friction performance, even under high loads.

Available Heads and Shackles

Fixed Eye
With plain attachment eye

Swivel
Fully swivelling head with removable shackle

Snap Shackle
With a cast stainless steel swivelling snap shackle. Ideal for quick-release downhauls or vang tackles

Variloc Multi Head
Allows swivel to be locked at 30° positions in relation to sheave. Inverting the plastic locking piece converts the swivel mode. Supplied with screw pin strip shackle

Becket
All the appropriate 54mm blocks are available with or without becket.

Specifications

  • Sheave Size (Single): 54mm x 17mm (2 1/8 x 5/8″)
  • Sheave Size (Fiddle): 38/64mm x 17mm (1 1/2 x 2 1/4″ x 5/8″)
  • Max Rope Diameter: 12mm (7/16″)
  • Safe Working Load: 750kg (1650lbs)
  • Break Load: 1500kg (3300lbs)
  • Max Rolling Load (Ball Bearing Blocks): 525kg (1157 lbs)

Break Loads
Where break and safe working loads are stated, it is assumed that all sheaves are evenly loaded as in a purchase tackle. Uneven loading, or loading of one sheave in a double or triple block, will severely affect strength quoted. If unsure, please seek further assistance.

Maximum rolling load on ball bearing blocks is the maximum free running load before ball bearings will distort.

Part Number
Size / Colour
Port Solent
Warehouse
99545086
Single Upright / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545567
Single Upright / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545093
Single Upright with Fairlead / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545574
Single Upright with Fairlead / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545109
Single Cheek Block / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545581
Single Cheek Block / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545116
Double Upright / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545598
Double Upright / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545123
Single Fixed Eye Clevis Pin / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545604
Single Fixed Eye Clevis Pin / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545130
Single Fixed Eye Clevis Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545611
Single Fixed Eye Clevis Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545147
Single Fixed Eye / Plain Sheave
1
5
99545628
Single Fixed Eye / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
0
99545154
Single Fixed Eye + Becket / Plain Sheave
1
1
99545635
Single Fixed Eye + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
5
99545161
Single Reverse Shackle / Plain Sheave
1
1
99545642
Single Reverse Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545178
Single Reverse Shackle Becket / Plain Sheave
1
0
99545659
Single Reverse Shackle Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545185
Single Swivel / Plain Sheave
2
7
99545666
Single Swivel / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
1
99545192
Single Swivel + Becket / Plain Sheave
2
0
99545673
Single Swivel + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
2
0
99545208
Single Snap Shackle / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545680
Single Snap Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545215
Single Snap Shackle + Becket / Plain Sheave
2
0
99545697
Single Snap Shackle + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545222
Single Stand Up / Plain Sheave
1
3
99545703
Single Stand Up / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545239
Single Stand Up + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545710
Single Stand Up + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545246
Single Variloc / Plain Sheave
1
3
99545727
Single Variloc / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545253
Single Variloc + Becket / Plain Sheave
1
0
99545734
Single Variloc + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545260
Single Stanchion Lead / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545741
Single Stanchion Lead / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545277
Double Fixed Eye / Plain Sheave
1
2
99545758
Double Fixed Eye / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545284
Double Fixed Eye + Becket / Plain Sheave
1
0
99545765
Double Fixed Eye + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545291
Double Reverse Shackle / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545772
Double Reverse Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545307
Double Reverse Shackle Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545789
Double Reverse Shackle Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
2
99545796
Double Swivel / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
3
99545314
Double Swivel + Becket / Plain Sheave
1
0
99545802
Double Swivel + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545321
Triple Reverse Shackle / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545819
Triple Reverse Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545338
Triple Reverse Shackle Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545826
Triple Reverse Shackle Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545345
Triple Swivel / Plain Sheave
1
0
99545833
Triple Swivel / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545352
Triple Swivel + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545840
Triple Swivel + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545369
Fiddle Fixed Eye / Plain Sheave
1
1
99545857
Fiddle Fixed Eye / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545376
Fiddle Fixed Eye + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545864
Fiddle Fixed Eye + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545383
Fiddle Reverse Shackle / Plain Sheave
2
2
99545871
Fiddle Reverse Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545390
Fiddle Reverse Shackle Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545888
Fiddle Reverse Shackle Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545406
Fiddle Swivel / Plain Sheave
2
1
99545895
Fiddle Swivel / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545413
Fiddle Swivel + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545901
Fiddle Swivel + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545918
Fiddle Snap Shackle / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545437
Fiddle Snap Shackle + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545925
Fiddle Snap Shackle + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545932
Fiddle Variloc / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545451
Fiddle Variloc + Becket / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545949
Fiddle Variloc + Becket / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545468
Single Swivel + Becket + Cam / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545956
Single Swivel + Becket + Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545475
Single Snap Shackle Becket Cam / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545963
Single Snap Shackle Becket Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545482
Single Stand Up + Becket + Cam / Plain Sheave
0
0
99545970
Single Stand Up + Becket + Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545499
Fiddle Swivel + Becket + Cam / Plain Sheave
2
1
99545987
Fiddle Swivel + Becket + Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
1
1
99545505
Fiddle Snap Shackle Becket Cam / Plain Sheave
2
0
99545994
Fiddle Snap Shackle Becket Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545512
Fiddle Variloc + Cams / Plain Sheave
0
0
99546007
Fiddle Variloc + Becket + Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545536
Fiddle Swiv Becket Plastic Cam / Plain Sheave
0
0
99546014
Fiddle Swiv Becket Plastic Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0
99545543
Triple Swivel + Cam / Plain Sheave
2
0
99545550
Triple Swivel + Becket + Cam / Plain Sheave
1
0
99546021
Triple Swivel + Becket + Cam / Ball Bearing Sheave
0
0