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Marine Eye Hardware

Defender Marine offers a complete variety of stainless steel marine eye hardware for any boating application. Backing plates and accessories round out a full line of eye and saddle straps, eye bolts, padeyes, and safety rail systems.

What is a sailboat's lifeline?

When it comes to boat anatomy power boaters and sail boaters note a few differences. Boat railing for instance, on a sailboat this is called a lifeline for good reason - when a sailboat heels over-under speed the lifeline is an important barrier between you and the water. Defender Marine has complete lifeline and safety rail systems as well as an extensive variety of parts like tensioners, sleeves, and ends.

What is my breakload?

Marine eye hardware that is placed under pressure is rated as to its breaking point. Breakload can also be rated for rope, wire, and chain. Defender's eye straps are rated up to 3500 pound breakload while the fixed and folding padeye hardware is rated up to 8500 pounds; breakload depends on the size of the hardware and the type of material it was forged from.

An eye bolt makes towing easier.

Elevating your tow rope through an eye bolt can keep it from catching up in the prop the first time you lose your skier. Defender Marine's eye bolts are available in a variety of lengths for just about any application.

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Wichard Titanium Folding Padeye

Wichard Webbing Eye Strap

Wichard Eye Nut

Wichard Metric Eye Nut

Wichard Fairlead Folding Padeye

Wichard Folding Padeye

Wichard Round Diamond Padeye

Wichard Saddle Eye Strap

Wichard Square Diamond Padeye

Wichard Stainless Steel Eye Strap

Wichard Rubber Mounting Pad for Folding Padeye

Wichard Double Folding Padeye - 8 mm (5/16") - 6565W

Wichard Fixed Round Padeye - 57 mm (2 1/4") - 6635W

Wichard SoftEye 40 Stick-On Padeye - 6662W

Wichard Backing Plate - SP6506

Wichard Backing Plate - SP6504

Wichard Backing Plate - SP6505

Wichard Eye Bolt

Wichard Folding Padeye - 6564W

Wichard Folding Padeye - 6566W

Wichard Padeye - 6604W

Wichard Padeye - 06605

Wichard Padeye - 06606

Wichard Reefing Eye Strap - 9412W

Wichard Toe Rail Padeye - 16613

Wichard Toe Rail Padeye - 16614

Wichard Universal Padeye with Silicon Pad - 6684W

About Eye Hardware

Marine Eye Hardware

What is a sailboat's lifeline?

What is my breakload?

An eye bolt makes towing easier.

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