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Ronstan Orbit Series 55 Cheek Block

Ronstan Orbit Series 55 Cheek Block

74 in stock

Regular price $50.96 USD
Regular price $59.95 USD Sale price $50.96 USD
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SKU:RF55151

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Our default shipping method is Ground shipping and on average is 4-7 days till delivery is made. We offer various expedited shipping methods that can be viewed in checkout.

STORE PICKUP - 12 Hammock Rd South, Unit 105, Westbrook, CT 06498

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Return

At Fusion Outfitters, we aim to ensure you’re completely satisfied with your purchase. If you need to return an item, you have 60 days from the date of delivery to initiate a return.

Eligibility for Returns:

To be eligible for a return:

  • The item must be in its original condition—unused, unworn, with all tags still attached, and in its original packaging.
  • You’ll need the receipt or proof of purchase.

Please note, returns must be authorized before sending any items back. Items returned without prior authorization will not be accepted.

How to Start a Return:

If you wish to return an item, simply contact us at

📧 info@fusionoutfitters.com

 

with your order number and details about the item you'd like to return.

 

Once your return is approved, we’ll provide you with a prepaid return shipping label (for eligible returns) and instructions on how to send back your item.

Who Pays for Return Shipping?

  • If the item was defective, damaged, or incorrect, Fusion Outfitters will cover the cost of return shipping.
  • If the return is due to any other reason, such as change of mind, the customer is responsible for return shipping costs.

Product Description

Ronstan Orbit Series 55 Cheek Block

Features

  • Ultra Lightweight

  • Low friction 2-stage Orbital ball bearing system

  • Highest working load in its class

  • Easily fitted and securely retained Dyneema Link head

  • Low profile and compact

  • High performance cleating

  • Recessed underside to suit curved mounting surface

    Sheave Ø - 2 5/32 in.

    Max. Rope Ø - 3/8 in.

    Max. Wire Ø - in.

    Pin Ø - in.

    Max. Working Load - 1100 lb

    B. L. - 2200 lb

    Weight - 2.5 oz

    Product Information

    Lightweight

    Kilogram for kilogram of working load, BB and RT Orbit Blocks are the world's lightest. To gain peak performance, we engineered out the heavy steel load straps, head post, shackle, full-length fasteners, and cleating accessories. Through extensive research and development, we replaced virtually all metal components with high-tech polymers and fiber equivalents.

    The unique orbital design allows the bearing to only be in the active areas of the floating sheave. This minimizes the mass of the inactive return race and hub.

    Weight and bulk are further reduced in the different block configurations. The ball bearing single and becket block has a through-sheave becket arrangement. The result? The lowest weight possible.

    Multi-sheave blocks have only single intermediate cheeks and an ultra-light and efficient head arrangement. This gives a 30% weight saving advantage over the nearest competitor. Other brands just link together their single blocks. This results in unnecessary double cheeks between each sheave, held together by a heavy steel channel across the top of the block.

    Highest working load in its class

    The orbital ball-bearing arrangement gives the largest possible bearing race diameter. This maximizes load performance. The proven Ronstan 2-stage bearing system features high compression grade acetal ball bearings and a secondary full-contact bearing. This gives minimum friction across the full working load range.

    The floating sheave and bearing system is supported by a fiber-reinforced load frame. The design was computer modeled to be stress optimized. The Dyneema® Link is produced from FSE Robline SK75 fiber, which is 10 times stronger and lighter than steel, and provides the final connection from the block to the load point.

    Simple and secure attachment

    The Dyneema® Link is easily fitted and is retained securely by a molded retainer clip. The flexible link can be left with one end attached to the block when fitting - no more lost shackle pins.

    The system is compatible with Dyneema®/Spectra® strops, webbing and carbon connection points - much more so than steel loop tops or shackles.

    Low profile and compact

    The flexible Dyneema® Link provides controlled rotation and 0° or 90° orientation. It connects directly to the head of the block rather than to an intermediate head post. This reduces weight and gives the lowest possible profile while allowing full articulation. Beckets have been carefully designed to minimize height.

    Applications

  • Mainsheet systems on dinghies, sportsboats and small keelboats to 9m (30ft)

  • Spinnaker sheets on dinghies, sportsboats and small keel boats to 9m (30ft)

  • Halyard, Vang and Backstay application on boats to 8m (26ft)

  • Control line applications on larger yachts

    Materials

  • Ball bearings - High compression strength carbon black Acetal

  • Stage 2 bearing - Carbon fiber reinforced, PTFE impregnated Nylon

  • Frame/Cheeks - Toughened, glass fiber reinforced Nylon

  • Rope Link: UV stabilized, multi-strand impregnated SK75 Dyneema®
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