Great! Thank you both! 👍

Do your wimches have reverse or release button? Thanks

Are there Harkin electric winches the can electronically be made to release the tension on a sheet such as when a yatch is tacking. After watching some sailing chanels it seems that winches have to be organised in pairs one on port and another on starboard. When the yatch tacks the winches one side have to winch in their sheet while the winch on the other side have to release their sheets. So does Harkin have winches that can release tension at the press of a button? Can Harkin winches also electronically measure how much sheet has been wound in or released? What are recommended electronic strain guages to fit to the sheets and stayes to measure the stresses on the rigging. Thanks Philip

Thanks for clearly explaining this. I've been wondering...

beats a topping lift.

Thank you 👍

Clean parts with mineral spirits. Pay no attention to the label on the spray can that says "brake cleaner."

Super work what a wonderful video

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I learned how to sail as an adolescent on the (2) DN's I helped my Dad build in NE Ohio in the Late 60's. In the 90's, my Dad helped me build my F-9A (31' trimaran) on the west coast. I've had that to 23 kts, which is pretty fast for liquid water. Lots of Harken gear on that. Sailing fast is fun.

Can you explain why in the current yachts the power developed is only just sufficient. What would be the downside of engineering a system that developed a little more available power ?

Beautiful boat, can't wait to see some footage of her in action

Quick and Great Walkthrough brother. Thank you so much!

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These aft spinnaker blocks: Wide body black magic 570 for peeling sheets. I can't seem to find them. does anybody have a link?

What happens if you lose the main sheet into the under-deck tube? will you have a pre-run leader to re-run it? Is that rudder a higher aspect ratio than stock? Seems cool! I'm curious how it'll do at low speed/up wind... I wonder if it'll give you the steerage you want. That could be an awesome shape when at speed down wind!

J125 is an awesome boat, one of my fastest sails on a mono-hull was on a J125 on a screaming reach with the A3. I'd like to see more on this boat, there's not that many built.

It’s always a fine line to walk when improving sailing efficiency but trying to maintain aesthetic considerations. Without knowing more I would question how all the deck penetrations will affect the boat’s longevity. Seems like lots of entry points for fresh water but perhaps your covers take care of all that. Great video.

Tactical grounding?

Great thoughts & design to change the performance of a vintage boat and showing the Harken technology working to keep the boat simple! Can't wait for Part 2.

You and your wife are great people!

how much ofthe boat is original? just the hull?

Who made the sheet bag that appear at 5:29 into the video?

so beautiful! What material was glued to the flooring, gray in color and non-skid at 12:07 ?

Great video! Would love to see part 2 with some sailing footage.

Wow! Just wow.

Great video and shows off the talent of Nick Chadwick and his team. Beautiful boat! The systems on that girl, must be a joy to sail.

Back up your "story" with the complete, unedited tape of this interaction.

That's a sweet setup

You kind of glossed over greasing all the metal gear teeth . There is another Harken you tube video that shows this.

I suspect too much attention would be paid to trimming instead of the fundamentals

*Very unmotivational motivational, promotional speaker.*

Nice interview Harry! With Kyle, Finn, and you onboard the completion should be very nervous! Three iceboaters from Lake Geneva in a foiling boat, keep your eye on these guys. Sail fast and take chances! Bob Nite495

Interesting Info. Thank you!

Any chance of having someone contact regarding the repair and or replacement of an intermediate mainsail bat car.? Thanks

2.5 MM Punch would be ideal. as the pin is 1/8", an eighth inch Punch gets stuck. I also found if handy to use a 1/16" Pin to use as a guide for re-inserting the roll pin, as they are a little large and seem to remove a little of the plastic. The knob is a terrible design, seems to be designed to fail. The little 1/8" nub that goes into the hole in the spring will snap off sooner than later. I saved my knobs, and drilled a 5/32" hole where it was sheared off, and pushed a 5/32" X 5/8" pin up into the plastic, I think that should hold up better.

Nice. Just ordered one. I appreciate the chill and informative video. I know it’d be cooler and slightly more informative to show it in action on a boat, but I know the reality is that’s 10x the effort… so factory explainer vid works great!

Very concise and to the point. Not a single second wasted. Well done, sir.

New laser sailer here. This was great, thanks! I ended up leaving the tail of the bowline very long and tying another large bowline on it to serve as a handle.

I have first-generation track for the foresail on my boat. Is my only option to get the new captive-bearing system and install as you show at 4:00, or do Harken still produce non-captive bearings cars for the old track?

Not relevant as instructions for the MODEL 7800. Did you forget that? Oh, and the unsecured propane cylinder on the VERY EDGE of a wobbly 1/2" sheet of plywood is both stupid and dangerous.

Will explain later but we have the blue bearing loader system

John Christionson...invented it 🤓

Hard to believe how much more expensive the MK4 is based on how similar they are.

God bless you!

what is the purchase system ration on that kicker system???

Too much talking and repetitive.

I almost got a headache as the image bounced around.

Thank you for creating this amazing opportunity!

I am interested in getting a small bat car system for a freedom 21. What number should I call? :)