VIDEO Winches, blocks, hi-tech eyebolts for your boat. We tell you about them
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It’s easy to say deck equipment! In the sea of accessories available for one’s sailboat, it is often difficult to find one’s way around. Every single tool has a very specific function and so many different declinations, just think of the winch on a cruising boat and the one using on IMOCAs at the Vendée Globe-they are two completely different objects from each other. At Mets in Amsterdam, the world’s most important trade show dedicated to nautical accessories, we took a real journey into the world of Harken, a company that specializes in deck equipment. Watch the video below to discover all the latest and best products they told us about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zBjBbyuaIY In the video, Emanuele Cecchini, sales director of Harken Italy, takes us on a tour of the company’s latest products. It starts with theAir Winch500, which, the winch we will see on the boats in the next Vendée edition, to get to the latest generation of backlit buttons (digital and analog) to steer even in the dark both hydraulic and electric motors of the rig.
In between there is everything from Zircon blocks with easy closing and opening to the Captive Winch that is used (for example) for DSS. To find out everything we’ve talked about all you have to do is enjoy the full video posted on our YouTube channel where you can find plenty of other videos, tests and previews.
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