Harken Lead Ring 10 mm

HARKEN Lead Ring 10 mm | Lightweight, Low-Friction Rigging Solution

Upgrade your boat´s rigging with the HARKEN Lead Ring 10 mm, a pinnacle of simplicity and performance in modern sail handling. Designed as a superior, lightweight alternative to traditional blocks, this essential piece of fitting is engineered for sailors who demand efficiency, reliability, and minimal weight. Its elegant design eliminates complexity, offering a robust solution for a wide variety of onboard applications where line deflection is needed with minimal adjustment under load.

Key Benefits and Main Features:

The primary advantage of the Harken Lead Ring is its incredible strength-to-weight ratio. At a mere 4.4 grams, it helps reduce weight aloft, leading to less pitching and rolling and improving overall performance, especially in light air. The absence of moving parts is a revolutionary feature; with no sheaves to crack or bearings to corrode or lose, the ring offers unparalleled reliability and is completely maintenance-free. This simple, solid-state design ensures that it will not fail under load, giving you peace of mind during critical manoeuvres.

Harken® Lead Rings are simple, weight-saving devices used to route line for jib in-haulers, twings, barberhaulers, lazy jacks, cascading backstays and other applications requiring minimal fine-tune adjustments. Rings are Hard Lube-anodized 6061-T6 aluminum for a smooth, slippery surface, and with no moving parts, wear is minimal. This specialised anodizing process impregnates the aluminum with a low-friction polymer, creating an incredibly slick surface that allows lines to run freely and smoothly, reducing effort and minimising chafe on your ropes.

The versatility of these rigging Rings is unmatched. Use them to create efficient 2:1 purchases, guide control lines cleanly, or build complex cascading systems without the bulk and weight of conventional blocks. The 10 mm center hole is perfectly sized for splicing to a control line or lashing securely to a deck padeye, toerail, or spar. Its compact, low-profile design keeps decks and rigging setups clean and snag-free. Whether you are a competitive racer looking to shed every possible gram or a cruising sailor seeking a robust, fit-and-forget solution, the HARKEN Lead Ring is an indispensable component for optimizing your boat and equipment.

Technical Specifications:

* Attribute: Rings
* Center hole Ø (mm): 10 mm
* Outer groove width (mm): 6 mm
* Weight (g): 4.4 g