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Harken Roller Furling units

Hi Everyone,

I am having Tiki 30 (#221) built and would like to know which model Harken Roller Furling unit people use on the Jibs.

I see a small unit that is stated for use up to Cats 23' in size, can this be used or is the next bigger one the one to go for.

Cheers, Steve

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by boatsmith on January 24, 2012 at 9:01am

The small one is a little small. I went up a size and was very happy with it

Permalink Reply by Steve Williams on January 24, 2012 at 9:37am

Thanks for the feedback, that's the route I will go

Cheers,

Steve

Permalink Reply by Craig Gordon on March 12, 2012 at 2:19am

What model number?

Craig

Permalink Reply by boatsmith on March 12, 2012 at 8:45am

For a Tiki 30 I like the Harken Unit 1.

Permalink Reply by Steve Williams on March 13, 2012 at 7:39am

I bought the unit, expensive (in Thailand) but is a quality piece of kit and will last the lifetime of the boat.

People in the know here say it is the right choice

Permalink Reply by boatsmith on March 13, 2012 at 1:11pm

Exspensive here as well

Permalink Reply by Rogerio Martin on May 14, 2012 at 9:06am

I know one furler cheap and god, call Alado A0- 890,00 US$, I will use one this.

www.alado.com

Permalink Reply by john james on January 19, 2018 at 10:42pm

Boatsmith--you say Harken unit one jib furler is the one. Are we habel to tension the forestay enough so that the thing works well?

Permalink Reply by boatsmith on January 21, 2018 at 6:37am

we had no issues with lack of tension

Permalink Reply by Dave on June 16, 2018 at 1:36am

I'm looking at replacing the roller furling on Moku and was looking at the Plastimo 609 or 811 units. They are a lot cheaper than the Harken ones. Does anyone have any experience with the Plastimo ones and how they compare with other makes?

Permalink Reply by boatsmith on July 9, 2018 at 11:18am

I have had very good luck with the cruising designs furlers as well. The two T8ms at the Marriott in Marco Island have had theirs in multi-trip daily use for 8 years now and think that they really work well.They aremuch less expensive than the Harken.