Sail Buyers Guide: Rigging Tools & Knives

Rigging Tools & Knives

Alexander-Roberts
(Irvine, CA USA)
"Marineworld" portable hydraulic roll swager

Boye Knives
(Dolan Springs, AZ)
Cobalt alloy non-magnetic rustproof rigging knives
www.boyeknives.com

Brion Toss Yacht Rigging
(Port Townsend, WA USA)
"Splicing Wand" braided rope splicing tools, "Point Hudson Phid," rigger's pliers, japanese marlin spike
www.briontoss.com

Davis Instruments
(Hayward, CA USA)
"Telo" rigging knives
www.davisnet.com/marine

Hayn Enterprises
(Rocky Hill, CT USA)
"Top-Reff" & "WireTeknik" hydraulic swagers, lifeline crimp tools, cable cutters
www.hayn.com

Huskie Tools
(Glendale Heights, IL USA)
Mechanical hydraulic & battery powered crimpers for wire rope sleeves
www.huskietools.com

Johnson Marine (C. Sherman Johnson)
(East Haddam, CT USA)
"Garelli" roller swaging machines for professional use
www.csjohnson.com

Johnson Marine (C. Sherman Johnson)
(East Haddam, CT USA)
Cable cutters, manual crimpers
www.csjohnson.com

Loos & Company
(Pomfret, CT USA)
"Locoloc" hand swagers, coated cable strippers, professional use cable cutters & swagers
www.loosco.com

Myerchin
(Fontana, CA USA)
Rigging knives, marlinspikes
www.myerchin.com

Navtec
(Guilford, CT USA)
"Gibb" racing fid for snapshackle release, "Wiretcknik" hydraulic swaging machines
www.navtec.net

New England Ropes
(Fall River, MA USA)
"Uni-Fid" multi-purpose splicing tool for braided rope
www.neropes.com

R. Murphy
(Ayer, MA USA)
"Yachtmaster" rigging knife
www.rmurphyknives.com

S & F Tool/Swage-It Tools
(Fountain Valley, CA USA)
"Swage-It" bolt tightened swaging clamps for oval sleeves
www.swage-ittools.com

Samson
(Ferndale, WA USA)
Fids & pushers for splicing braided rope
www.samsonrope.com

Sanlo Manufanufacturing
(Michigan City, IN USA)
Wire rope cutting & crimping tools
www.sanlo.com

Spyderco
(Golden, CO USA)
"Salt" H-1 steel non-rusting knives
www.spyderco.com

Tylaska Marine Hardware
(Mystic, CT USA)
Color anodized alum. snap shackle release fids
www.tylaska.com

Wichard
(Fairfax, VT USA)
Knives, shackers, spikes & sheaths
www.wichard-usa.com

Yale Cordage
(Saco, ME USA)
Fids, pushers, single & double-braid splicer kits
www.yalecordage.com

Zarcor
(Addison, TX USA)
Professional riggers gauge
www.zarcor.com