Best Turnbuckles ?

[Brian Duff]

So whats your opinion. I am talkin about turnbuckles which accept a threaded stud into the top, and use a t-bolt toggle or threaded eye and toggle on the bottom, such as the majority of boats are rigged with these days.

I guess Arco is about the standard turnbuckle, we use them and the Sta-Lok Turnbuckles a lot, but I have gripes with both. The Arco's are pretty nice but the T-Bolt stud is rather poorly forged so that its not round where it sits in the toggle, and the components aren't polished really well, just electro-polished mill finish really. The Sta-Lok has excellent shape and finish, but the threaded 'nut' that makes the T-Bolt is prone to corrosion and cracking. I think the bottom T-bolt from the Hasselfors turnbuckles is great, except they pinch the toggle on , and their turnbuckle bodies are stainless steel, and have no bridge in the middle...there is a start to the discussion anyway.

Whats your favorite turnbuckle and why ?