Harken 285 Sail Chafe Protector

The Harken 285 Sail Chafe Protector (Roller) is designed to ease genoas over lifelines or past shrouds and to help large roach mainsails clear backstays.

Features

• Snaps over shrouds above the spreaders to allow genoas to roll over your spreaders and tack quickly
• Applications:
  • Lifelines
    • Place one Chafe Protector in front of each stanchion to help the foot of the genoa roll over the lifelines during a tack
    • Keeps crew off the foredeck when tacking
  • Spreader Tips
    • Place a Chafe Protector above each spreader to protect the mainsail and genoa from chafe on the spreader tips
  • Upper Backstay with Fully Battened Mainsail
    • Place a Chafe Protector on the upper part of the backstay to help the upper leech of the full battened mainsail pass the backstay
    • Helps to extend life of mainsail because it reduces chafe
  • Inner Forestay
    • Place a Chafe Protector on the inner forestay to make tacking around the inner forestay quicker and easier

Specifications:

• Sold as a set of (2)
• Diameter: 70 mm (2-3/4")
• Wire size: 3/16" (5 mm) to 7/16" (11 mm)
• Chafe protectors are pre-drilled for 3/16" (5 mm) wire
• They may be drilled out to a maximum size of 7/16" (11 mm)

Note: do not use Harken Equipment for human suspension.

Installation Instructions