MarineNow Stainless Steel Round Ring 316 Marine Grade

She loves it when I could go for four hours

**Update Dec 2019** - These rings have now been outside in the backyard for over 18 months, completely exposed to the elements and crazy temperature swings of North Carolina, and so far the rings look as good as the day I bought them. No rust. No deformity in the ring or break in the weld despite holding up the wire rope and string lights. Still looks like a perfect circle. Very happy.---Original review:Used several of these rings as part of a wire rope assembly to hang industrial grade string lights in the backyard. The string lights are hung in a way that several strings of lights converge on one spot (where the ring is) with four string lights hooked onto each ring. The string lights span a distance of about 75 feet and the lights themselves are quite heavy and the wire rope (1/4") gets heavy as well, and the rope is under quite a bit of tension. I'm happy to report that these rings have not become bent or distorted despite the weight and tension on them, and that after an entire summer of being exposed to the elements, shows no signs of rust or breakdown. Quality item.

These are really nice looking quality rings. A quick measure with a tape says these are 2 3/8” to the inside, or very close. I did not (or even have a way to) check for perfect round. I know they are welded, and even in the picture you can see a weld line, but I can’t see the weld line even on close inspection. I hope the 1 5/8” I’m replacing these with are as nice as these. I’m actually returning mine because I got in a hurry and got the wrong size. I have to pay $5 to return them, which I’m a little annoyed about, but it’s my fault, so better to get $14 out of $19 back instead of just having them sit around and never get used. If free shipping and free returns are important to you pay attention. Some sizes are fulfilled by amazon and are free returns and some are from outside vendors and are not.

This ring is alright, but there are a few problems that I have with it. The first is that the seam weld is not smoothed off very well, and my specific ring has what looks to be a small crack because of it. Also, another problem caused by the weld area is that the ring is not perfectly circular. It creates a sort of bump and then a dip where it was welded, so I would not recommend this if you need a perfect circular ring.

Strong, great quality. Smooth surface. I keep a couple pieces of paracord with a ring tied to one end for tie downs. I use them when I want to tension a load down on my SUV roof rack. Would probably be very handy to have in the bed of a pickup truck.

Good luck finding high quality 316 stainless rings like this at Home Depot or Lowe’s. They sell cheap zinc plated rings from China that might appear to be stainless but are far from it. They will start to rust after a few weeks. Spend a few extra dollars and get 316 stainless.

I have been subjecting this ring to tremendous weight and stress with absolutely no distortion. I highly recommend and would not hesitate to purchase this again.

Well made, hard to tell where the weld line is. Has not shown any sign of rusting, strength appears good. Would recommend and or buy again. Have not had long enough to rate higher.