Harken 2022
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Peter and Olaf Harken, Founders

LOT OF THINGS, HAPPY AND LESS SO, HAVE HAPPENED SINCE WE LAST WROTE A CATALOG LETTER LIKE THIS. We lost Olaf Harken who passed away after a noble battle with Parkinson’s Disease. His wisdom will walk our hallways forever. We also lost Patrick Rieupeyrout, Managing Director of Harken France and a giant in French sailing; we miss him tremendously. Then COVID-19 descended with its demands on Harken and sailors everywhere. Throughout it all, we at Harken did what we do: We faced a fierce headwind but persevered, working hard to build something better. The best news from Harken? In this past...

SMALL BOAT BLOCKS 15 - 41 Catalog Guide 15 Small Boat Blocks Soft Attachments Stainless Steel Shackles Carbo Air® Blocks Performa Electric & Hydraulic Electric Components Digital System Switch Fixed & Removable Padeyes COMPLEMENTARY HARDWARE Folding Padeyes/Padeyes Lead Rings GP Jib Leads/ Bolt-Down Fairleads Stainless Steel 75 mm HTE Ratchamatic/Power3 Ratchet Ratchet Ratchamatic TRAVELERS & GENOA LEADS 92 - 127 Fiddle Small Boat Flip-Flops/Dinghy Vang Protexit Exit Blocks Halyard Tensioners/Tiller Extension 92 Travelers & Genoa Leads Dinghy Pinstop Jib Leads Crossbow Pivoting Self-Tacking...

SMALL BOAT NEW FOR 2022 Ratchet blocks SEE PAGE 25 40 mm Flip-Flop blocks SEE PAGE 30 ONEFLY, 3.48 m (11.42'), TOCATEC, Sam Manuard Yacht Design © Jacques Vapillon

Harken soft-attach Fly blocks are designed to provide strength without mass, providing sailors with big power in a low-aero package. Designed specifically for high-tech line, these efficient blocks have an incredible working load for their small size. Fly blocks are perfect for use on foiling dinghies and sportboats and for vang cascades and backstay systems on Grand-Prix racers. 18 mm blocks feature an integrated stainless steel inner race and rivet, stainless steel ball bearings, and composite fiber-reinforced sideplates. 29 and 40 mm blocks feature a one-piece titanium outer race/sheave,...

CARBO AIR BLOCKS These smooth-running powerful performers make trimming easy, no matter how hard the wind blows. Carbo Air blocks are made of tough reinforced composite in a size and style to fit any system: singles, doubles, triples, quads, and quints; ratchets and fiddles; soft and hard attach; 18 - 75 mm. Perfect for main, jib and spinnaker sheets on dinghies and sportboats; control lines on boats of all sizes. Which Block Do I Need? High-strength, lightweight • Lightweight, strong and reliable fiber-reinforced composite construction. • Open Air block design eliminates unnecessary...

Carbo T2 Soft-Attach Blocks Harken offers these patented, high-strength, soft-attach blocks in 29 to 57 mm sizes. They feature composite sheaves that spin freely on Delrin® ball bearings with curved bearing races. They have no metal shackles or rivets, making them the lightest soft-attach blocks Harken has ever designed. T2 block with open center Line ties, splices, or lashes to almost anything: cascades, bridles, traveler controls. All T2 blocks are lashed or spliced through the load-bearing center of the block, decreasing the loads on the sideplates and acting as a safety backup for the...

About Carbo Air blocks: see feature page at beginning of this section. Doubles and triples feature U-Locks to hold the swivel in front/side position, or to let it spin freely. 352 Use as becket block without the additional height of a becket. High-strength pivoting lead blocks with cams are used for halyard controls on larger keelboats and as “headknockers” on dinghies and beachcats for sheeting directly from the boom. Hole spacing and rivet size are the same as Classic models, making upgrades easy. Cam reverses for either up or down cleating.

About Carbo Air blocks: see feature page at beginning of this section. 2646 Use as becket block without the additional height of a becket. Melges 14, 4.27 m (14'), Reichel/Pugh design, Melges © Mari Johnson

40 mm Blocks About Carbo Air blocks: see feature page at beginning of this section. Tiwal 2, 2.79 m (9'2"), naval architect: Marion Excoffon © Tiwal High-strength pivoting lead blocks with cams are used for halyard controls on larger keelboats and as “headknockers” on dinghies and beachcats for sheeting directly from the boom. Hole spacing and rivet size are the same as Classic models, making upgrades easy. Cam reverses for either up or down cleating.

About Carbo Air blocks: see feature page at beginning of this section. Use with 2632 for a powerful 8:1 purchase.

About Carbo Air blocks: see feature page at beginning of this section. 2661 Use with 2687 for a powerful 8:1 purchase. Saffier Sc 6.5m Cruise, 6.50 m (21.3'), Dean Hennevanger design © Bertel Kolthof / Saffier Yachts

The spring on the HTE (high-threshold engage) version of the 57 mm Carbo Ratchamatic blocks was made stiffer to delay the point where the ratchet engages, allowing the block to run free more of the time. The ratchet function engages at higher loads to allow the old kite sheet to run free for crisper gybes. Part No. Description 2625.HTE Single/swivel/standard grip 2165.HTE Single/swivel/1.5x grip 2168.HTE Single/swivel/2x grip *Measured with 180° wrap. Pressure on the line engages the ratchet mechanism, which switches seamlessly from free-running to ratchet mode. Standard grip: black Power3...

Ratchet Blocks Carbo ratchet blocks allow sailors to hand-hold loaded lines and offer balance between holding power and controlled easing. Nylon-resin sideplates are densely packed with long-glass fibers for a compact block with a high strength-to-weight ratio. Machined aluminum sheaves are Hard Lube-anodized for strength and corrosion resistance. Eight facets hold line securely. Ball bearings, sheave, and sideplates are UV-stabilized with carbon black for maximum protection. On/off switch operates from both sides. The 40 mm ratchets are ideal for jib sheets and spinnakers where size and...