Sea Dog Electro-Galvanized Spring Hook

A spring-loaded snap hook in electro-galvanized mild steel, for the connections you make and break constantly: fender lines, a dock line pennant, a safety line, a bucket lanyard. The spring gate means one hand and no fumbling with a shackle pin over the side of the boat.

• Breaking strength: 1,200 lb. That is a breaking figure, not a working load, so size it well below that for anything that matters.
• Dimensions: 4-1/16 in overall length, 1 in width, 1/2 in gate opening.
• Electro-galvanized formed mild steel for both galvanic and barrier corrosion protection.
• Spring-loaded closure for quick connection and release.

Electro-galvanized is a coating, not stainless. It does well in fresh water and seasonally in salt, but it will eventually rust at the spring and the gate pivot where the coating wears. Rinse it and check the gate action, and retire it when the spring gets lazy rather than when it looks bad.