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Karver catalog 2018 (english)

Karver catalog 2018 (english)
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Karver catalog 2018 (english)

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Overview: The 2018 catalog for Pure Performance Deck & Mast Gear by Karver Systems provides comprehensive details on sailing equipment such as furlers, locks, blocks, jammers, and mast tracks & cars. It caters to both cruising and racing yachts, offering innovative and customizable solutions to enhance sailing performance and safety.
1. Furlers:
  • KF Furlers: Lightweight and removable systems for foresail handling, featuring a unique drum locking mechanism and low friction bearings.
  • KSF Top Down Spinnaker Furlers: Designed for safe and quick spinnaker furling, adaptable for various sail types.
  • KFX Structural Furlers: High-tech furlers suitable for replacing traditional forestays or inner stays, enhancing performance and safety.
2. Locks:
  • KMH Internal Locks: Secure sail handling solutions.
  • KHL External Locks: Provide additional security for external applications.
  • KFH External Furling Locks: Combine furling and locking mechanisms for enhanced safety.
  • KHR Reef Locks: Specifically designed for reefing applications.
  • KMS Mainsail Locks: Ensure secure mainsail handling.
3. Blocks & Sheaves:
  • KBO Universal Lashing Blocks: Versatile blocks for various applications.
  • KBR High Load Blocks: Available in carbon, aluminum, and stainless steel for different load requirements.
  • KDS Sheaves & Sheave Boxes: Designed for efficient line handling.
4. Deck Equipment/Jammers:
  • KJ High Load Jammers: Provide secure line holding under high loads.
  • KW Winchless Systems: Offer alternatives to traditional winches.
  • KORG High Load Organizers: Manage multiple lines efficiently.
5. Mast Tracks & Cars:
  • Various models (KMS 30, 40, 60, 80, 100) designed for different mast sizes and applications, ensuring smooth sail handling.
Key Features:
  • Innovative design and technology for enhanced performance and safety.
  • Customizable solutions to meet specific sailing needs.
  • Lightweight and compact designs to maximize sail area and reduce mast impact.
Specifications: The document outlines various marine equipment components, including cam bases, organizers, and track and car systems. It specifies safe working loads (SWL) and dimensions for compatibility with different yacht sizes and applications.
Procedures: Instructions for assembling components such as Komino fairleads and KSO organizers are provided, along with ordering complete systems.
Standards and Norms: The document specifies SWL and dimensions for various components, ensuring compatibility with different yacht sizes and applications.
Recommendations: Emphasizes the reliability and efficiency of Karver's locking solutions and the ability to produce custom systems quickly.
Key Data from Tables: Detailed specifications for each component, including part numbers, SWL, weight, maximum line diameter, and sheave details.
Conclusion: Karver Systems offers a comprehensive range of marine equipment that combines advanced materials and innovative design to meet the demands of high-performance sailing applications.
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PURE PERFORMANCE DECK & MAST GEAR

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The information and data published in this catalog may differ from actual data. Products may be

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PRODUCT LINES OBSESSIONStechnology innovation sailing .research rs3 development performance durability service passion safety reliability MESSAGE FROM CEO Due to our capacity to innovate and provide custom solutions in a short time frame, we work with the greatest names in the sailing industry and are onboard the most prestigious yachts. Equipment requirements are typically the same on Maxi-yachts, foiling catamarans or production boats, with shared difficulties from hoisting the main sail to dousing the spinnaker ro preventing halyard stretch... It is still a hands-on experience, but one...

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Furlers make handling the sail easier thus improving your boat’s performance STRUCTURAL FURLERS TOP DOWN SPINNAKER FURLERS

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PRODUCT BENEFITS WHY CHOOSE A FLYING FURLER? • he furler is a light and removable system that quickly launches the foresails on your sailboat. T Free flying sails come as an addition to your genoa so you always fly the best sail depending on the wind and boat direction. • furled sail is easier to handle and can be readily stored below out of the way. A • he same furler can usually be used for several types of sails: gennakers, stormsails, staysails T and more recently on asymetrical spinnakers. • choice to design our furler with a composite spool around the drum was made to protect fingers from...

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FURLER RECOMMENDATIONS Furler recommendation for cruising yachts Furler model depends on boat size or weight, sail area, navigation programs. For further information or in case of doubt, please contact us. *(patented) Online support In the "library” tab of our website, you can retrieve a list of over 80 production yachts. For each manufacturer, we have listed the furling unit the most recommended given the model of the boat and the sail to be furled. If you wish to have onboard one furling unit for your whole inventory of sails, please look at the column "one fits all”. If your boat is not listed,...

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FURLER RECOMMENDATIONS (kTD Karver Tack Swivel The KTS (Karver Tack Swivel) is a top down adaptor that enable to convert a bottom-up furler into a top-down unit. The KTS can also remain on the sail to be easily plugged in or stored, which is another major benefit of this product. The furler can then remain on the bow to be used for other sails, or be stored. Our quick release and captive pin mechanism makes it easy and safe to operate the swap in and out. KF + KTS = KSF

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FURLERS PURE SIMPLICITY! Whether you’re cruising or racing, Karver KF Furlers will make handling the sails easier for you! +SAFETY FEATURES - rum locking mechanism D control from the cockpit (Patented). - reaking load over twice the B safe working load. - wivel lightness decreases S impact on the mast when hoisting/lowering the sail. +EFFICIENCY - uick fitting mechanism for Q the sail. - Fast and captive pins. - uick engagement of the Q continuous line +ERGONOMICS - Composite spool around the drum to protect the drum, the sail and the deck from impact. - losed structure of the C drum prevents...

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EXTREME RACING OR PEACEFUL CRUISING, YOU CAN NOW MAKE HANDLING SAILS SAFER! MODEL * Each reference includes a drum and a swivel. ** Upgrade. See the OPTIONS pages for other characteristics & other available configurations We custom build our products on a regular basis (fork width, pin diameter, fittings...). Please contact us to discuss your expectations. In the box ► Drum with its fitting ► Swivel with its fitting Neoprene protection ► Lock and spare lock

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SPINNAKER FURLERS FURL YOUR SPINNAKER! KSF top down furler is READY TO HOIST IN SECONDS! (KSF) +SAFETY - Furling can be safely done single handed from the cockpit! +PERFORMANCE - The tack line can be adjusted from the cockpit to finetune the spinnaker position. +UNIVERSAL -The same furler can be interchanged to use with the full inventory of sails: code sail, staysail, or asymmetrical spinnaker. +LIGHT WEIGHT - The difference from a standard KF drum is the addition of an independent swivel on the top which helps keep the system light. Unlike traditional code sail furling, spinnaker furling starts...

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When ordering one of our KSF packages, you will own every component (but the sail) to use your asymmetrical spinnaker: the furler drum and swivel + the furling line featuring a block + an anti-torsion cable with clamps to adjust it to the right length. Free flying sail furler - Anti-torsion cable is sewn inside the sail luff. - The tack and the head of the sail are attached with a lashing to the antitorsion cable (thimbles). - The sail starts furling from the bottom (like a jib furler). Top down furlers - KF standard furler, features a tack swivel on top of the drum. - The tack of the spinnaker...

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STRUCTURAL FURLERS HIGH TECHNOLOGY! Underneath its sleek exterior lies a wealth of technology. +KARVER ADVANTAGES - Most compact system. - Lightweight. - ocking mechanism from the L cockpit. - Low friction bearing. - Carbon fibre spool available. Installed for 10 years on ocean racing yachts. KFx12 KFx structural furlers are the perfect balance WORKING of performance and safety. LOAD Installed with a structural anti-torsion stay, 12T it replaces a traditional forestay or inner stay. The latest Karver furling showcases: - 8 months of Research & Development. WEIGHT - Hundreds of numerical simulations....

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Halyard swivel option We have developed two ways to hoist and lower the genoa on a structural furler: a halyard swivel sliding on your stay or a halyard lock connected to the top swivel. ► KHL swivel link Compared to a reefing furler, a structural continuous line furler is about 8 times lighter!FURLERS

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KF/KSF/KFX OPTIONS: CUSTOMIZE YOUR FURLER! ► THIMBLES ► SPINNAKER TOP DOWN ADAPTOR FURLING LINES ► ANTI TORSION LINE

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■jjSH ► CARBON WHEEL INVERSED FORK LOAD STROP

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Karver: the locking device specialist! INTERNAL HALYARD LOCK HALYARD LOCK FURLING LOCK REEF LOCK

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