Check your Harken Genoa Rollers

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If you have the Harken Genoa cars that fit the 40mm track you might want to check this out.

Our cars have only this year began to take some load – and led to us finding a quality issue which whilst small, is worth sorting.

Stupid as it seems, the circlips holding the two vertical cheek roller pins into each of the cars, are apparently ferrous.  

On ours, this circlip material has rusted out (well 3 out of 4 of them) over three seasons since we’ve had the boat.  

It was only by chance I saw one of the steel pins holding the rollers slowly moving upward whilst underway, and fortunately  prevented the pin and roller maybe jumping overboard.

As we can’t get stainless circlips where we are currently, I’ve simply cut a slot in four thin stainless washers, and made up my own.  The pins are 14 mm wide, the slot in the pin is cut to 10mm – so 15 x 1.5mm washers with a 10mm hole and a cut slot 9mm wide seems to work just fine.

Might be worth Hanse UK pointing out this problem to Harken – and maybe getting a free issue of new and hopefully non rusting circlips - that can be passed on to those who need them?  If you were to loose the pins / rollers halfway across the Atlantic you might find it tough to isolate another part of the boat to use as a replacement. 

I’ve posted this on both 461 and 531 boards as assume possibly relative to both. 

Cheers

JOHN

Edited by John Allison - 29 June 2007 at 06:13

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John Allison Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rear Admiral Joined: 23 November 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 742	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Allison Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Check your Harken Genoa Rollers Posted: 28 June 2007 at 15:10
	If you have the Harken Genoa cars that fit the 40mm track you might want to check this out. Our cars have only this year began to take some load – and led to us finding a quality issue which whilst small, is worth sorting. Stupid as it seems, the circlips holding the two vertical cheek roller pins into each of the cars, are apparently ferrous. On ours, this circlip material has rusted out (well 3 out of 4 of them) over three seasons since we’ve had the boat. It was only by chance I saw one of the steel pins holding the rollers slowly moving upward whilst underway, and fortunately prevented the pin and roller maybe jumping overboard. As we can’t get stainless circlips where we are currently, I’ve simply cut a slot in four thin stainless washers, and made up my own. The pins are 14 mm wide, the slot in the pin is cut to 10mm – so 15 x 1.5mm washers with a 10mm hole and a cut slot 9mm wide seems to work just fine. Might be worth Hanse UK pointing out this problem to Harken – and maybe getting a free issue of new and hopefully non rusting circlips - that can be passed on to those who need them? If you were to loose the pins / rollers halfway across the Atlantic you might find it tough to isolate another part of the boat to use as a replacement. I’ve posted this on both 461 and 531 boards as assume possibly relative to both. Cheers JOHN Edited by John Allison - 29 June 2007 at 06:13
	No longer a Hanse owner - but loved the one we had!



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