Harken Winches, Handles and Accessories

Harken are revered throughout the yachting world as longstanding champions of design and production excellence.

Harken offer a classic style or the technical Radial® concept to attract both racing and cruising sailors.

Harken winches make a massive contribution to sail handling efficiency and consequent crew safety, comfort and pleasure:

• Smaller winches that carry higher loads
• Stress-free seasonal maintenance
• Single person installation
• Simple upgrades to power
• Super strong composite roller bearings and bushings to reduce friction under load
• Load bearing gears and pins from 17-4 PH stainless steel for strength and corrosion resistance
• Patented angle of ribs on the radial drum to drive the wraps of line down for optimum safety and control.

How to choose a Harken Winch

Select your preferences for Drum Material, Speed Options and Style (self-tailing or plain-top)

Aluminum Radial® winches:

• Single, two or three speed
• Self-tailing or plain-top

Aluminum Classic winches:

• Single speed, plain-top in sizes 6 and 8
• Two or three speed self-tailing in sizes 980 and up in aluminium or aluminium/stainless.

Chrome Radial® winches:

• Chrome drums with black composite bases and tops
• Single, two or three speed
• Self-Tailing

Chrome Classic winches:

• All chrome - chrome bases, drums, and tops
• Single, two or three speed
• Self-tailing or plain-top

Stainless Steel winches:

• Two or three speed (4 speed in some larger sizes)
• Self-tailing

Bronze winches:

• Single, two or three speed
• Self-tailing or plain-top

Carbon Fibre winches:

• Two or three speed
• Self-tailing or top-cleating

Determine the optimum size

Read the Harken Sizing Chart below to make your selection.

The chart shows the optimum winch size by:

• Sail – genoa, main, staysail, spinnaker
• Control Line – halyard, sheet, reefing line, guy
• Rig Dimensions – use the Harken typical dimensions graph if you are unsure of your own specification

Definitions

I - Height of the foretriangle measured from the top of the highest sheave to the sheer line

I2 - Height of staysail halyard above deck

J - Base of the foretriangle measured from the front of the mast to the intersection of the forestay and deck

J2 - Base of staysail triangle

P - Luff length of the mainsail

E - Foot length of the mainsail

*Available in stainless steel, all-chrome, or bronze only. Material availability varies by winch size. Contact Harken to request quote and lead time.

*Available in stainless steel, all-chrome, or bronze only. Material availability varies by winch size. Contact Harken to request quote and lead time.

Choose a Winch Handle by the following criteria:

• Plain or locking handle
• 8inch or 10inch handle length
• Chromed bronze, bronze or aluminium
• Speedgrip or Standard style

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Harken Winch Selection Guide