Product Instructions
- #53-215 – Hand Crimp Tool
- #53-210 – Hand Crimp Tool
- Wire Teknik Swager
- Locoloc Manual Bench Swager
- Lifeline Netting
- #40-513 – Rail Mount Rotation Plate
- Smooth Line Turnbuckles
- #40-530 – Spreader Halyard
- Splice Line Fitting Rope Splicing Instructions – SAMSON
- Splice Line Fitting Rope Splicing Instructions – NEW ENGLAND ROPES
- Loos PT Series Tension Gauge
- Loos 90 & 91 Tension Gauge
Product Specifications
Type 302 & 304 Stainless Steel (also known as 18-8)
Used in most turnbuckle jaw studs and some toggle stampings. This material offers good corrosion resistance and high strength.
Type 316/316L Stainless Steel
Used on all swage terminals and most toggle stampings, turnbuckle bodies, and other components. This material offers better corrosion resistance with a slight trade-off in strength.
Naval Bronze
This material is used on all toggle nuts to facilitate the toggling action so that no “cold welding” of the two surfaces occurs.
Aluminum Silicon Bronze
Used in forged turnbuckle bodies and some machined turnbuckle jaw studs. Same physical properties as 300 series stainless steel. Excellent corrosion resistance.
6061 T-6 Aluminum
High strength alloy commonly used in the aerospace/marine industry, anodized for excellent corrosion resistance.
After Swage Dimensions
(for swage fittings)
(choose a drill bit size to allow clearance hole for after swage dimension)
| Terminal Wire Size | Thread Diameter | After Swage Dimension |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8" | 10-32, 1/4" | .219 |
| 5/32" | 1/4", 5/16" | .250 |
| 3/16" | 1/4", 5/16", 3/8" | .313 |
| 7/32" | 3/8" | .375 |
| 1/4" | 5/16", 3/8" | .375 or .438 |
| 5/16" | 1/2", 5/8" | .563 |
| 3/8" | 5/8" | .625 |
2024 Retail Price List
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Resource Links
Marine Links
- ISAF/ORC Offshore Special Regulations
(see section 3.14 for lifeline regulations) - The Boat Gallery “New Lifelines – Some Assembly Required”
- US Sailing
- Offshore Racing Congress
- Sailing World Magazine
- Scuttlebutt
- Sailing Anarchy
- Cruising World Magazine
- Sail Magazine
- Latitudes and Attitudes Magazine
- Boatworks Magazine
- National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA)
- Sailing Magazine
- A Nautical Glossary of Yachting and Sailing Terms
Architectural Links
- CSJ at ARCAT.com (drawings, specs, etc.)
- American Institute of Architects
- National Ornamental and Miscellaneous Metals Association
- Associated Wire Rope Fabricators
- Arcat Online Product Information
- INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL (ICC)
Code Technology Committee (CTC)
FINAL REPORT OF THE CTC
AREA OF STUDY – CLIMBABLE GUARDS - NOMMA Guard Rail Study
- WIRE ROPE NEWS & SLING TECHNOLOGY Magazine
CS Johnson Pelican Hook Demo
Video demonstration of the Johnson Marine “Over Center” Pelican Hook and its safety features:
a family tradition since 1958
C. Sherman Johnson Company Incorporated was founded in 1958 by Curtiss S. Johnson Jr (1925 – 2005). Mr. Johnson’s love of sailing inspired him to design and manufacture stainless steel turnbuckles, fittings and marine accessories for the pleasure marine market.
We’ve always been a family-owned business, and that tradition continues today, as sons Burt and Curt III build the company together.
