HYDRAULIC SERVICE

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HYDRAULIC SERVICE

In Harken engineers have charged into a new arena - hydraulics. As always, the company reached high, using the monster trimaran Oracle Team USA as a development platform for the systems during the Deed of Gift match held between 2 – 90' multi hulls. The Challenger, USA-17 featured an enormous 2-section rigid wing—only the second time this innovation had been employed in a Cup Match. The wing was manipulated hydraulically in part using Harken valves and pumps with power to manage such a powerful sail plan supplied by a motor.

Harken has continued to refine the delivery of hydraulic fluid to where it’s needed on both foiling multi and mono hulls. We don’t always understand completely what our valves and pumps specifically control. Most recently Harken has been working on an automatic transmission for the grinding pedestals where flight controllers can shift between winch and hydraulic pump functions so smoothly that the grinders themselves may not even realize their power has been reapplied. Gone are the days when a grinder had to stop turning the handles to turn or step on a switch. Gone are the days of turning the handles backward to shift gears. Now the grinders pump away at their most efficient RPM, sprinting when necessary but absolutely never stopping. It’s amazing technology, but it is rapidly becoming virtually the only manually-powered application of Harken hydraulics as more and more, powered systems have become legal. Today’s Maxi-boats and Megayachts use winches and hydraulic pumps powered by hydraulic or electric motors.

At Harken ProCare we are happy to be able to support you in all your Harken Refit and Service requirements. By utilizing our global network of factory trained Authorised Service Agents we can organise and carry out the services and maintenance programs on the following Harken Hydraulic product.

  • Custom Cylinders

  • Custom Pumps

  • Valve Blocks

  • System Diagnostics

We can also work with you to optimisation your systems and look at potential upgrades. Every service will be accompanied by a full ProCare Service report. Our aim is to produce a consistent global service run by factory trained Senior Technicians.

 

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