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     Scott Corder New member Username: Pastcommodore Post Number: 46 Registered: 02-2001 Rating: N/A |
Jeff, Before you commence a major re-work of your genoa tracks, here is some more to ponder: As has been stated below, it is very rare that anyone ever moves the no 3 car leads on the track. As such, it really isn't necessary to build adjustability into that area of the tracks. We have never moved our no 3 cars in the 10plus years we've owned our boat. Any reputable sailmaker is going to make a 3 to the same size/shape - so the clew should land in the same place for everyone. Like others, we lead our sheets between the shrouds. Anyway... I installed adjustability ONLY on the rear portions of the track where a no 2 or no 1 might wish to be led. In our case, this has proven to be a range of about 4-5 ft total move-ability on each track. There are several advantages to this: 1) It solves your space issue regarding stopper blocks at the front of the track 2) it eliminates the need for a very long bungee cord flopping the entire length of the track 3) it eliminates a long string to adjust the car so far back and forth 4) less strings on the deck mean less stuff for crew to trip over and 5) it means you simply re-lead your sheets through an additional set of roller cars if you're switching to a no 3 headsail (through leads that are always exactly where they need to be). Like others, we had one of our tracks pull out at the front and repaired it as described by others. The only comment I'll make here is that our cars seem to work best when the pin is aft of the roller (not in front of it). Personally, I'd be pretty reluctant to pull my entire tracks and start trying to re-locate them. scott |
