Harken Loup Strap

HARKEN Loup Strap: The Ultimate Lightweight, High-Strength Soft Attachment for Your Boat

Upgrade your boat´s rigging with the revolutionary HARKEN Loup Strap, the pinnacle of modern soft attachments in marine fitting technology. Engineered for sailors who demand the best, this fitting is a game-changer for both racing and cruising applications. HARKEN Loup soft attachments are designed to replace heavy, cumbersome stainless steel shackles, offering a superior solution in strength, weight, and safety. The impact is staggering: weight savings on large offshore boats can be as much as 91 kg (200 lb), translating directly to improved performance, better handling, and a faster vessel.

Key Benefits of the HARKEN Loup Strap:

Experience a multitude of advantages by switching to this advanced fitting. The primary benefit is an incredible strength-to-weight ratio, providing immense load-bearing capacity in a package that is a fraction of the weight of its metal counterparts. This significant weight reduction aloft decreases pitching and rolling, enhancing the stability and speed of your boat. Furthermore, the Loup Strap increases safety on deck. Its soft, flexible construction eliminates the risk of damage to carbon fiber masts, anodized surfaces, and painted decks that can be caused by clanging metal shackles. It´s also safer for the crew, reducing injuries from swinging hardware, and there are no cotter pins to lose or threads to corrode and seize.

Main Features and Unwavering Support:

The HARKEN Loup Strap is constructed from tightly braided, high-strength, low-stretch fiber that is treated for exceptional UV and abrasion resistance, ensuring a long service life in the harsh marine environment. Its clever looped design allows for quick, simple, and incredibly secure attachment to blocks and other fittings. The versatility is unmatched, allowing for use in vertical, choker, or basket configurations to suit any high-load application.

Experience unparalleled reliability and peace of mind on the water. The robust construction and immense load capacity of the Loup Strap provide steadfast support for your critical rigging components. Think of it as the ultimate set of backrests for your blocks and fittings, ensuring everything stays securely in place, even under the most demanding sailing conditions. This unwavering support allows you to focus on performance, not equipment failure. It is an essential fitting for attaching blocks, securing barber-haulers, connecting halyards, and any other task where strength and low weight are critical.

Technical Specifications:
- Ø (Diameter): 12 mm
- Length: 150 mm (6 in)
- Weight: 65 g (2.3 oz)
- Fits block(s): 3089
- Vertical Maximum Working Load (MWL): 4085 kg (9010 lb)
- Choker Maximum Working Load (MWL): 3265 kg (7200 lb)
- With Basket Maximum Working Load (MWL): 8170 kg (18020 lb)