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RONSTAN 30MM BLOCKS

oday’s high-performance dinghies and other small boats—full-foiling designs, in particular—subject their control systems to higher loads than ever due to their high speeds and ever-higher apparent winds. To help tame these forces, Ronstan has come out with a line of 30mm “HHL Lashing Blocks,” expressly configured for use aboard smaller multihulls and cutting-edge skiffs. Typical applications include high-load vang systems on Moths and Lasers, and various different cunningham, outhaul and backstay purchase arrangements. Each block incorporates

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