Weekly material / Equipment for a clean and connected mooring

Boaters are always looking for the ideal equipment, the tip that will make their life easier, the product that will make them save money. Here is a selection of products that could be useful on your boat.

For the cleaning of pendulums

Underwater ropes are quickly invaded by sharp shells. Pulling up a rope without gloves is a sure way to damage your fingers. To avoid this problem, the Boatasy Ropecleaner is a "rope cleaner". Its spiral shape makes it easy to install. The square metal profile has sharpened insides that cut and remove shells, coral and algae. It comes out clean without the need of polluting products to clean it. A nice and simple ecological solution. Boatasy Ropecleaner : 54,95 euros (Price 2022)

A VHF black box with 3 handsets

The VHF Icom IC-M510BB is a Class D DSC transceiver. This black box offers the possibility to connect 3 remote microphones. As standard, the VHF is delivered with a single microphone. Each microphone can have a cable up to 18 m. From one of these 3 microphones, you can control the VHF through the keyboard or the screen of each. The price of this VHF is being defined for this product which will be available in spring 2023.

An iron fist ready for use

Wichard is a specialist in forged stainless steel. Having bought a rope company, he now offers a ready-to-use "Iron Hand" kit. This hook, which is installed on the anchor, is sold with a spliced 3-strand polyester rope. This rope has an integrated wear indicator (red wire). 3 models are available for 8, 10 and 12 mm chains, with a rope length of 4, 5 and 6 m. Available in January 2023, starting at 51 euros.

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