SAIL SAFE EQUIP.

does anyone know where i can find a sailsafe harness? i have lost one of my harnesses and the company that made the system has long since gone out of business. for those of you who dont know what sailsafe is, it replaces the hook and loop trapeze with a composite ball that slips into a cup on the harness. sound like something you have lying around? let me know!

Murrays has a similar system - it's not cheap (carbon fiber harness spreader-bar) but it looks like it works. www.murrays.com

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Tim
Unofficial Fleet 72 Communications Officer and Div 4 Webmaster
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Try www.layline.com, I've seen them in their catalouge. I think they are popular with the laser sailors?

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James
86' Redline Hobie 16
Sail # 76909

thanks guys... that murrays one looks very nice, but im not ready to drop 100+ dollars on it. i think ill consider some alternative solutions first.

Yea, the Murrays keyhole system is spendy. It was much cheaper when they had a plastic spreader bar, but there were problems with it failing and people falling off the trap. Not a good selling point! They remade the spreaders in both aluminum and carbon, but now only sell the carbon - too bad, the aluminum was much cheaper. Wonder why they stopped making that?

I think that the requirement (US Sailing or International? I forget) for trap systems that cannot get caught on anything has been puched back - to 2009? Something like that. However, there is a movement to make this a requirement, as trap hooks are indeed a danger of getting caught on things, especially in capsizes, trapping people underwater.

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Tim
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Do you know what part of the plastic keyhole spreader bar was failing? Around the keyhole? The sides where the straps are?

Thanks.

TC

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TC

The keyhole part - the ball was popping through the spreader and dumping people in the water. Happened rarely but still, when was the last time you heard of a standard hook failing? Once is too many.

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Tim
Unofficial Fleet 72 Communications Officer and Div 4 Webmaster
http://www.hobiefleet72.org
http://www.div4.hobieclass.com/

I just pulled my spare Sail Safe buckle out of the RV today. If you're still interested, email me at don_atchley (at) verizon (dot) net

This is one of the original ball and socket types. And I've only got the buckle. I may have two. I'll look again.

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2003 Tiger - Don Atchley

Resurrecting's an old post I know, but It does give an introduction.
I have a sailsafe system that needs a new home. Two harnesses, a bunch of balls, and a spreader bar to convert mount a socket to a Magic Marine harnnes.
Cost is free but you would have to pay shipping. My objective to keep it out of the landfill.
Email me at tiger (dot) scott (at) live (dot) com and I will send pictures as I can't figure out how to attach them to this posting.
UPDATE... The system has found a new home and is no longer available Thanks

AllenBrothers carry an extensive line of ball/socket style trapeze hardware.

https://www.allenbrothers.co.uk/?s=keyball