Kohlhoff Loop Connectors are compact and lightweight shackles made of a standard rope shackle reinforced by an anodized aluminum alloy thimble.
The thimble is machined from high-strength aluminum alloy and provides an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio together with Gottifredi Maffioli’s Compact Braid, a polyurethane coated Dyneema® SK 75 single braid which is used for the loop.
The loop shackles can simply be fastened and remain always easy to unfasten even after full loading.
Thanks to its flexibility Kohlhoff Loop Connectors can be used for numerous purposes. Kohlhoff Loop Connectors can be spliced into outhauls, sheets or halyards to replace standard shackles.
Kohlhoff Loop Connectors are available with an open loop secured by a Velcro strap. Kohlhoff Loop Connectors are reasonable priced and much cheaper than comparable products.