Shockles Line Snubber™ Overview
Shockles Line Snubbers are designed to eliminate dangerous shock loads on your boat. Our patented design reduces shock to your lines, cleats, ground tackle and rigging thereby preserving the life of your boats components. Shockles Line Snubbers will keep a strong, constant pressure on whatever you attach it to, reducing sudden impacts to your tackle and rigging.
Quick Feature Overview
"Shockles are the best! – they should be standard equipment on all boats." W. Jenks
- Available in two tensions; F2 and heavy-duty F3
- Tested over 2,500 lbs. breaking strength and will stretch to 80% of their static length
- Strong and Lightweight
- Easy to use
- Captive 316 stainless-steel carabiner rated to 3,500 lbs.
- 2 year warranty
Choose between two strength levels of Shockles; F2 or F3
Check out the selection guide to decide which Shockle is best for your needs.
Using a Clove Hitch with a SHOCKLES Line-Snubber
Use a clove hitch to attach this strong, versatile snubber to any dock line, towing line, boom preventer or any other line that absorbs shock. This works best on lines ½" and smaller. For larger lines use a Shockles LineGrabber. Be sure there is never more than 6" -- 8" of slack line between the carabiners.
Watch video on rigging a Shockle as an anchor snubber (Part 1)
Watch video on rigging a Shockle as an anchor snubber (Part 2)
Watch video on rigging a Shockle as a boom tideown
Watch video on rigging a Shockle as on a dockline
Watch video to learn how to use a SofTie to make adjusting your Shockles even easier.
Forespar Tech Tips - Rigging Preventers and boom brake type systems.
Shockles Testimonials
“I’ve used Shockles for various applications on several boats that I’ve captained, from 49’ to 120’. They’re strong, well made, and versatile. I’ve used them to keep our boom secure as well as keep a 72’ yacht centered between docks during a storm with gale force winds. I recommend them for virtually any size or type of boat—great product!”
Captain Terry Coombs (500 ton license)
Melbourne, Australia
“During a rough night at anchor near Barkley Sound (west coast of Vancouver Island), our boat was lurching like a bucking bronco. We added a Shockle to our anchor chain and the relief was immediate. No noise and no worries about the anchor tearing loose during the big wind gusts. Thanks for a great product!”
Bill and Jane Nicolai
Vancouver, Washington
“We used our Big Shockles for the first time during our recent trip to the Sea of Cortez in Mexico. Within a day we had come up with so many uses that we wish we had brought several more (hence my attached order for four more). Now I wouldn’t go on a boat without several!”
Maddy Lieb
Aspen, Colorado
“I’ve had those big ugly black rubber snubbers wrapped around my dock lines for years and never liked them but there was no alternative. Not only does the Shockle work much better, but I can take them off quickly when I stow my dock lines and use them for something else.”
Mark Ruddy, Bavarian AutoSport
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
“Overall, I have found the Shockles to be superb. I have been down on the marina during two recent gales to observe how the Shockles perform & can confirm that whilst boats nearby are snatching heavily on their mooring lines, mine is quietly oscillating back and forwards as the Shockles expand and contract to do their job.”
Russell Weston, Managing Director
Snowbee Ltd. (UK)
“Stressed out? So are your cleats. Give them relief with Shockles. This great product absorbs the shock from the snapping and jarring of docklines, anchor chains and towlines. We approve!”
Boating Magazine
January 2004
”We tested the 18” size and found it would stretch to twice it’s length. We did a static load test of 300# and there was still some stretch to the Shockles with no evidence of any wear after an hour of bouncing the load up and down. The Shockle gets the BWS seal of approval, and we think we will discover more uses for this device as time goes on.”
Blue Water Sailing
January 2007
