Our tips for choosing
Workload and breaking load
Choose your pulley based on the workload it will have to handle and the desired gear ratio.
The orders of magnitude vary depending on the support: 400 to 500kg for the mainsheet or cunningham of an 18-foot catamaran, 100 to 200kg for the mainsheet or downhaul of a 420 dinghy for example.
Coefficient of friction
Modern ball bearing pulleys offer a much lower coefficient of friction than those without balls and are recommended for maneuvers that require constant adjustment (mainsail sheet, downhaul, cunningham, spinnaker essentially).
Restraining force
For the mainsheet which is not always fully tightened, or even never on some boats which require constant adjustment (29er, 49er, Class A,...) as for the spinnaker sheet, favor automatic or non-automatic winch pulleys, which considerably save muscles and gloves thanks to a retention that can go up to 70% of the workload.
Sheave diameter
Choose the diameter of the pulley according to the diameter of the rope it will guide.
For example, depending on the support and workload, a 40 or 57 sheave is very suitable for a 6 to 10mm mainsail sheet.
For Cunningham or downhaul type maneuvers, 16 or 22 sheaves are suitable.
Material
Stainless steel, carbon, composite, it's essentially a matter of weight, with an impact on the price: it all depends on the importance you attach to it.
If the pulley is to guide a cable, use aluminum sheaves which will be much more resistant than composite materials.
Magic Pro Rope 5mm - Dyneema Core/Polyester Grip Sheath
€2,02
Magic Pro 4mm Rope - Dyneema Core/Polyester Grip Sheath
€1,35
Carbo T2 lashing pulley 40 mm
€50,21
Black bungee cord 4 mm
€0,79
Plastic ring - white
€0,79
57mm Ball Bearing Block (used)
€12,50
Blue bungee cord 5 mm
€0,98
Dyneema D-Pro Black 3mm
€1,25
3mm Magic Pro Rope - Dyneema core/Polyester Grip sheath
€0,89
SAFETY RING 1.0 X 11 MM -
€2,92
Clamcleat mini Aluminum CL253
€14,34
Stainless steel ring - A4 stainless steel
€0,79
Micro Carbo Cam II Cleat
€39,67
Carbo-cam cleat
€44,28
T2 double lashing pulley 29 mm
€57,52
16 mm Hook-on Airblock
€25,35
CUILLERE DE TRAPEZE LARGE DE 5MM ALLEN
€20,90
Overgrip Grip Protect-ETR
€0,41
30m Dyneema D-Pro Spool 2mm
€29,20
Magic pro 6mm rope - Dyneema core/Polyester Grip sheath
€2,78
RETAINING RING 1.2 X 15 MM -
€4,14
PIN 5 X 21 MM
€1,60
A4 Stainless Steel Quick Release Carabiner
€2,10
Micro Carbo II cleat + extreme angle fairlead
€62,35
Bag of 21 Torlon balls, 6.35 mm
€15,90
Bag of 21 Delrin 6.35 mm balls
€4,36
Carbo T2 lashing Ratchamatic pulley 40 mm
€79,00
Carbo T2 lashing pulley 29 mm
€33,35
CROCHET DE FIXATION NYLON 5MM ALLEN
€1,90
anneau a friction 15mm aluminium
€13,50
Magic Pro 4mm Rope - Dyneema Core/Polyester Grip Sheath
€0,50
Poulie simple à billes Ronstan 15 mm
€13,20
Ridoirs réglables Ronstan
€22,90
Chargeur de bille pour chariot Harken séries small boat
€26,90
FLY 29 mm single block
€184,00
BLUE OCEAN DOUBLEBRAID 8mm
€2,90
3 mm blue bungee cord
€0,56
Dyneema D-Pro Silver 2mm
€0,80
Clamcleat mini Aluminum CL253
€18,90
SAFETY RING 1.5 X 19 MM -
€0,54
PIN 5 X 18 MM
€13,96
PIN 4 X 14 MM
€10,63
38mm FRICTION RING
€19,50
Trapeze spoon, 2 rings
€21,00
20mm Sheave Pulley - Orbit - Double
€28,67
Sheave 20mm - Orbit - Single
€14,42

