Harken Ratchamatic Blocks

The primary reason to select a Harken Carbo Ratchamatic is the smart ratchet design that instantly engages when a predetermined load is reached.

When the load is released, the ratchet pawl seamlessly disengages to allow the sheave to run freely on Harken ball bearings.

The Ratchamatic load sensitivity can be set to allow sheets to run freely in both directions for fingertip control in light wind conditions.

Harken Ratchamatic® Ratchet Blocks are a superlative combination of the high-strength, lightweight Carbo design and the Harken Ratchamatic smart load-sensitive mechanism.

Ratchamatic® Ratchet Blocks - Facts, Features and Plus Factors:

• Smart, adjustable load sensitive ratchet engagement
• Load threshold can be fine-tuned with an Allen key
• Stainless steel swivel shackle head
• Innovative design reduces the number of component parts by 50% compared with standard Harken ratchets
• Extremely lightweight
• High strength-to-weight ratio
• Free running sheave with minimal friction on Harken ball bearings.
• Powerful sheave geometry to maintain a secure hold on your sheet or control line
• 8 faceted grip sheave – facets are flat, angled surfaces that grip the rope
• Great trimming ″feel″ through the load sensitive ratchet
• Relatively kind your sheets and control lines compared with other blocks

T2™ Soft-Attach Carbo Ratchamatic® Ratchet Blocks are a superlative combination Carbo lightweight but strong design and the Harken Ratchamatic smart load-sensitive mechanism with the addition of the innovative T2 soft-attach lashing or splicing mode of fixing.

Harken have targeted this development at spinnaker and mainsheet systems on sportboats, dinghies, dayboats and small yachts that like to sail efficiently and competitively.

T2™ Soft-Attach Ratchamatic® Ratchet Blocks - Facts, Features and Plus Factors:

• T2™ Soft-Attach splicing or lashing system: centralises the load, taking pressure off the side plates and also acts as an integral safety measure
• No hard stainless steel shackle head
• Lashing secures the block close to the deck and keeps it from capsizing
• High-contrast directional arrow on each side of the block shows the direction the sheave will spin in ratchet mode.

Shared features with the Carbo Ratchamatic

• Innovative design reduces the number of component parts by 50% compared with standard Harken ratchets
• Extremely lightweight
• High strength to weight ratio
• Free running sheave with minimal friction on Harken ball bearings.
• Powerful sheave geometry to maintain a secure hold on your sheet or control line
• 8 faceted grip sheave – facets are flat, angled surfaces that grip the rope
• Great trimming ″feel″ through the load sensitive ratchet
• Relatively kind to your sheets and control lines compared with other ratchet blocks

Harken Power3 Ratchamatic Blocks offer holding power up to twice that of a standard Harken Carbo Ratchamatic Block

Power3 Ratchamatic ratchet blocks combine the the benefits of the tried and tested Ratchamatic load-sensing mechanism and the impressive increased holding power of the Power3 Aggressive Grip Sheave

Power3 1.5x and 2x extra Grip Ratchamatic Blocks - Facts and Features:

• Similar virtues to the Carbo Ratchamatic on all aspects of the design and construction with one notable exception - the sheaves
• Equal excellent break load to the Carbo Ratchamatic
• Two sheave diameter options: 57mm and 75mm

The Power3 Difference:

• Power3 1.5x Grip Sheave has a holding power of 15:1 = 1.5 times the holding power of a standard Harken Ratchet block – Titanium (colour) anodised Power3 ratchet 'cog-like' sheave delivers increased holding power with an aggressive grip
• Power3 2x Grip Sheave has a holding power of 20:1 = twice the holding power of a standard Harken Ratchet block - Silver (colour) anodised Power3 ratchet 'cog-like' sheave provides the ultimate in aggressive grip
• Power3 Grip Sheave Ratchets are available with a single sheave and swivel shackle head
• Harken recommend Power3 Grip Sheaves for breezy, puffy conditions to boost holding power and to enable speedy easing when a gust arrives.
• Ideal for: Main/jib/spinnaker sheets on dinghies and sportsboats, and control lines on boats of all sizes.

Harken Automatic Ratchet Blocks User Instructions