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John Brady

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Posted on Monday, October 01, 2001 - 03:05 pm:   

I recomend putting backing plates under the deck in the areas that you sheet your jibs. I've had tracks pull through my deck where the #3 sheets. The good news is that the track mounting "shelf" that runs along the deck where it meets the coachroof is solid glass. As a quick fix, I tried to grind smooth the front end of the track and move it forward several holes......you don't need the aftermost several feet of track near the cockpit anyhow. To my surprise, the holes in my track seem to have been drilled with a jig using three bits at a pass as the measurements center to center are not consistant. We needed to move the track forward in increments of three holes or the track didn't line up with the deck holes. I don't know what the implications of this will be when I replace the whole track with a new one....I hope that the holes are drilled consistently incorrectly.

John Brady, #50

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