Harken plastic System A Intermediate Slider Car

HARKEN Plastic System A Intermediate Slider Car | Effortless Mainsail Handling

Transform your sailing experience with the HARKEN Plastic System A Intermediate Slider Car, a crucial fitting for any sailor seeking to enhance mainsail handling and performance on small to mid-sized boats. Eliminate the struggle and friction associated with traditional sail slugs and enjoy smooth, reliable operation every time you head out on the water. This intermediate car is engineered to significantly reduce the effort required for hoisting, dousing, and reefing your mainsail, providing a new level of control and safety, especially when sailing shorthanded or in challenging conditions.

Experience the primary benefit of near-frictionless travel along the mast track. The innovative slider design ensures your mainsail glides up with minimal winch grinding and comes down instantly when the halyard is released. This immediate response is critical for quick, controlled dousing and makes the process of reefing safer and far less strenuous. By allowing the sail to drop freely without manual assistance, you can manage your sail plan efficiently from the cockpit, improving safety and reducing wear on your valuable mainsail by minimizing flogging.

Designed as an integral part of the comprehensive HARKEN System A, this intermediate car works in harmony with headboard and batten cars to ensure proper sail shape and load distribution along the luff. Its robust and lightweight design provides exceptional durability in the harsh marine environment, offering long-lasting performance without adding unnecessary weight aloft. Upgrade your boat´s equipment with this essential fitting and rediscover the joy of smooth, effortless sailing.

Guides

The HARKEN System A Intermediate Slider Car is specifically designed for use between full-batten cars on mainsails. Its purpose is to support the luff of the sail in the areas between the main battens, ensuring a clean sail shape and preventing unwanted sagging. This car is an essential component of a complete System A Battcar installation. System A is the ideal, economical choice for upgrading mainsail handling on monohulls up to 10.7 meters (35 feet), multihulls up to 9.1 meters (30 feet), and boats with a mainsail area up to 27.9 square meters (300 square feet). For optimal performance, pair this intermediate slider car with the corresponding Harken System A track and batten cars.

Technical Specifications

Part Number: 2721
Length: 67 mm (2 5/8 in)
Width: 37 mm (1 7/16 in)
Height: 25 mm (1 in)
Weight: 31 g (1.1 oz)
Shackle pin Ø: 5 mm (3/16 in)
Maximum working load: 113 kg (250 lb)
Breaking load: 544 kg (1200 lb)
Required fastener: 5 mm RH (10 RH)