Small Boat Blocks
Big Boat Blocks
Complementary Hardware
Travelers & Genoa Leads
Mainsail Handling
Headsail Handling
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Mooring Solutions
Spare Parts
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16 mm
Fly Soft-Attach Blocks
Micro
Carbo Air Blocks
Small Boat Classic
GP Catamaran Ceramic Mainsheet Systems
Flip-Flop Small Boat
Protexit™ Exit Blocks
Through-Deck
Wire High-Strength
Dinghy Vang
Small Boat Deck Organizers
Midrange Classic
Midrange Deck Organizers
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Element Blocks
Black Magic Air Blocks
Cruising ESP Blocks
Megayacht Blocks
Stainless Steel Blocks
V Blocks
Black Magic Air Runners
Footblocks
FlatWinder Powered Blocks
Mastbase Blocks
Over-the-Top
Flip-Flop
Crossover Blocks
Snatch
Big Boat Deck Organizers
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Cam Cleats & Kits
Cam Cleat Accessories
Cam Cleat Bases
Stand-Up Bases
Accessories
Sheaves
Deck Organizers
SnubbAir
Spinnaker Pole Cars
Shackles
Soft Attachments
Eyestraps
Fixed Padeyes
Removable Padeyes
Ropeye® Soft-Attach Rigging
Lead Rings
Bolt-Down Fairleads
Grand Prix Jib Leads
Halyard Tensioners
Tiller Extensions
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Dinghy Jib Leads
Crossbow Pivoting Self-Tacking Jib Traveler
13 mm Micro
22 mm Small Boat
27 mm Midrange
32 mm Big Boat
Windward Sheeting
CRX Roller
42 mm Mini-Maxi
64 mm Maxi
T-Track Genoa Lead
Access Rail System
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13 mm AA Battcar System
22 mm A Battcar System
27 mm B Battcar System
32 mm C Battcar System
18 mm Switch Battcar System
26 mm Switch Battcar System
26 mm Trysail Switch
32 mm Switch Battcar System
32 mm Trysail Switch
40 mm Switch Battcar System
40 mm Trysail Switch System
Furling Mainsail Outhaul Systems
Lazy Jacks
Single Line Reefing
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Carbo Racing Foil
Small Boat Furling
Small Boat Underdeck
Reflex Furling
MKIV Jib Reefing & Furling
MKIV Underdeck Jib Reefing & Furling
Furling Accessories
Powered Furling
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SnubbAir (Not a Winch)
Radial
Performa
Classic
Grand Prix Winches
Air Winches
Circuit Breakers
Analog Switches
Digital System Switch
Aluminum, Chrome & Bronze Winch Handles
Carbo OneTouch Locking Winch Handle
Service Kits
CLR Mooring Winches
Electric Captive Reel Winches
Hydraulic Captive Reel Winches
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Integral Backstay Adjuster
Single-Acting Cylinders
Locking Cylinders
Double-Pull Cylinders
Boom Vangs
Grand Prix Cylinders
Hydraulic Cylinder Rod End Blocks
Hydraulic Cylinder End Fittings
Control Valves
Control Manifolds
Control Panels
Compact Control Panel
Pumps
Rotary Pumps
Hydraulic Pump Handles
Reservoirs
Power Systems
Accessories
Repair Kits
From the minute people walk into Harken, they know it's a different place. One Harken Way is the address of our 17,500 m² (175,000 ft²) lean manufacturing facility headquarters in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Located on 26 acres, the building's first floor holds the manufacturing, assembly, shipping, and warehousing operations; the second level is for engineering, customer service and marketing offices. Outside, a large holding pond surrounded on three sides by plenty of rich grass and marshland is a haven for deer, geese, cranes, egrets, ducks, and muskrats. Watch out for Wildlife signs are posted along our road and a 15 mph speed limit is mandatory. Visitors are welcomed by a smiling receptionist and sometimes a friendly dog or two. Dogs at work have been a tradition at Harken since the company's founding and they take their jobs as official greeters and stress relievers very seriously. Of course, for canines as well as for humans, best behavior is always required. There is no word on how many innovations were conceived by someone with 4 legs.
A second equally modern lean manufacturing plant is located in Limido Comasco, in Northern Italy. There, Harken winches from our Grand Prix grinding pedestals to our full range of underdeck, captive line, reel winches and our new CLR mooring winches are produced. Our highest load capacity product testing capability operates in this factory. With sophisticated machinery, the innovative ideas of our engineers, and enhanced workflow models operating, we find outstanding possibilities for profitable growth. Supporting the US and Italian manufacturing facilities are sales and service offices in Australia, France, New Zealand, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
As Harken employees, we expect a lot from ourselves. We take enormous pride in designing and building the best rope handling hardware in the world. We make block, winch and hydraulic systems for racing and cruising sailboats of all types and sizes. Industrial applications for our hardware include the commercial marine, architectural, and rope rescue industries. Our commitment to customers doesn't end with the sale - it begins! We back our products with the most attentive technical and customer support possible. Help is only a phone call or email away, whether you're cruising the Pacific, working all night in an America's Cup campaign or inspecting a wind turbine.
What is it like to work here? It's assumed we're more than competent. We're paid to be curious, make suggestions, and are responsible for outstanding execution. It's well understood that we're regularly asked to do things we've never done before. The Harken brothers built our company culture to give us the latitude to take chances. We are supported even in spectacular failure. While that's never the aim, it is one of the most unique aspects of our culture.
At Harken, we run a faith-based business. We put our trust in a multi-part statement we call our Weather Mark. These are not just nice words. We rely on it to navigate the company--really. Here are all the Weather Mark elements:
There's no such thing as a 'typical' day here. Our employee-run Wellness Committee sees to that! Company events like outdoor cookouts, walking challenges, ping pong tournaments, hockey on the pond, and baseball outings are great ways to get to know each other. Our workout room is always busy with yoga classes and massage to keep us healthy and limber. One of our most popular company events is Sail Day. Every September, the entire Harken gang migrates to the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center for a day of fun and sailing (our most experienced sailors are in charge and competition has been known to break out). It's a great way for us to learn by doing and to see the beautiful stuff we design and build in action! Other company perks? Beyond the usual medical, dental, and 401K, tuition reimbursement and flex hours are a couple of big ones!
Although we have grown and diversified, we work hard to make sure the values first established by Peter and Olaf Harken of working hard, delivering excellence, and having fun every day never change.