New Harken Backstay Adjuster

[P2 Marine]

This is a public service announcement ;-)

Harken has a new Integral Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster that's ready to ship. I checked it out at the Annapolis show yesterday, and it looks pretty sweet. I thinks the smartest part about it is the release valve. It's righty-tighty and lefty-loosey, but they use a left-hand threaded stud so that when you're turning righty to close the valve, you're actually backing the stud out of the adjuster which allows the internal pressure to close the ball valve.

Yup, it's a ball valve. No more issues with finicky needle valves getting over-cranked.

Cheers,

Rob

 

[pogen]

How much?

 

[bsainsbury]

How much?

If you have to ask...

 

[Flyer32445]

it also pumps in both directions making it faster than any other integral

 

[deckersr]

Looks decent enough that I would be interested, but it is huge! I would need to get my backstay shortened to use it. The Harken closed length is 30 inches with a 13.5 inch stroke.

I have a Navetc series 7 -10 with a closed length of 21.9 inches, 7 inch stroke and fully extended length of 28.9 inches. For comparison, the Sailtec -8 closed length is 21.9 inches long and the Sailtec -10 closed length is 23 inches long.

 

[Mogle]

This is a public service announcement ;-)

Harken has a new Integral Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster that's ready to ship. I checked it out at the Annapolis show yesterday, and it looks pretty sweet. I thinks the smartest part about it is the release valve. It's righty-tighty and lefty-loosey, but they use a left-hand threaded stud so that when you're turning righty to close the valve, you're actually backing the stud out of the adjuster which allows the internal pressure to close the ball valve.

Yup, it's a ball valve. No more issues with finicky needle valves getting over-cranked.

Cheers,

Rob

Looks really good. Any plans for a bigger version size 12?

 

[P2 Marine]

Yes, -12 and -17 are now available.

Cheers,

Rob