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Harken Winches Use Chart
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harken rig dimensions This winch use chart will give you good results but it requires that you know the exact dimensions for your boat. If you do not know them you can use our Rig Dimensions Data Base or you can contact us for immediate help.

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Chart For: Genoa | Mainsail | Spinnaker | Staysail

Genoa:
Winch Size	Sheet							Halyard
	Max sail area 100% foretriangle (I x J x 0.5)							Max I
	ft2			m2				ft		m

6	75				7			25		7.6
8	115				10.5			36		11
16	155				14.5			42		12.8
32	225				21			48		14.6
40	270				25			54		16.5
42	310				29			59		18
44	340				31.5			64		19.5
46	365				34			69		21
48	390				36			73		22.2
53	435				40			77		23.5
60	525				49			82		25
70	590				55			86		26.2
74	950				88			100		30.5
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Mainsail:
Winch Size	End- boom Mainsheet					Halyard			Reef
	4:1 Sheet max sail area ( P x E x 0.5)					Max P			Max P
	ft2		m2			ft	m		ft		m

6	-		-			25	7.6		34		10.4
8	150		14			32	9.8		40		12.2
16	230		21			38	11.6		46		14
32	335		30			43	13.1		53		16.2
40	410		38			49	14.9		57		17.4
42	500		46.5			54	16.5		63		19.2
44	560		52			59	18		68		20.7
46	625		58			64	19.5		73		22.2
48	700		65			68	20.7		78		23.8
53	765		72			73	22.2		85		25.9
60	850		79			80	24.4		92		28
70	1000		93			85	25.9		97		29.6
74	1350		125			102	31.1		-		-
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Spinnaker:
Winch Size	Sheet					Halyard			Topping lift/ foreguy
	max sail area ( I x J x 1.8)					Max I			Max I
	ft2		m2			ft	m		ft		m

6	500		46.5			25	7.6		35		10.7
8	800		74			36	11		44		13.4
16	975		91			42	12.8		50		15.2
32	1135		105			48	14.6		56		17
40	1240		115			54	16.5		61		18.6
42	1315		122			59	18		66		20.1
44	1400		130			64	19.5		73		22.2
46	1530		142			68	20.7		78		23.8
48	1750		12			74	22.5		82		25
53	1960		182			79	24		90		27.4
60	2200		204			85	25.9		98		29.9
70	3000		279			91	27.7		108		33
74	-		-			105	32		-		-
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Staysail:
Winch Size	Halyard
	Max I2
	ft	m

6	25	7.6
8	37	11.3
16	42	12.8				Definitions
32	48	14.6				I- Distance from the deck to the top of the foretriangle
40	54	16.5				I2- Distance from the deck to staysail halyard
42	59	18				J- Distance from front of mast to headstay at deck level
44	64	19.5				J2- Distance from front of mast to inner headstay
46	69	21				P- Length of mainsail luff
48	73	22.2				E- Length of mainsail foot
53	77	23.5
60	82	25
70	86	26.2
74	-	-

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Harken Winches Use Chart

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