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Ultra Flip Anchor Swivels Recalled

By LaDonna | December 8, 2010 | Boats Everywhere |
Only UFS8 (#8) Ultra Flip Swivels made between June ’09 and October ’10 are included in Quickline’s recall. The company says all other versions of that model, and all other sizes, can be used with confidence.

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Quickline USA has issued a total recall of all UFS8 Ultra Flip anchor swivels for 1/4" and 5/16" chain. "Simply put, the UFS8 swivels do not meet Quickline’s high quality standards and strength requirements,” said Quickline USA President Randy Boelsems. The swivels, manufactured by Boyut Marine between June 2009 and October 2010, are easy to identify by the eagle molded into the side. No other size of Ultra Flip swivel, and older versions of UFS8 — ones lacking the molded eagle — are not included in the recall.

A recalled swivel can be easily identified by an eagle molded into its side.

© 2010 Quickline

If you have one of the recalled swivels in your anchoring set-up, stop using it immediately and contact Quickline at (714) 843-6964 to arrange for a replacement swivel. They ask that the defective units be returned via the pre-paid FexEx label they’ll include with the replacement.

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