    
Eric Yaremko
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Votes: 0 | | Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 12:20 am: | |
Steve,
I switched to slugs. My main also wouldn't fit under the cover with a stop. Also to attatch the main halyard I had to climb the boom or get a ladder. If you let the main all the way down with out a gate the slugs eventually fall out and hoisting is a pain. I built a gate by cutting and tapering two pieces of cheap tapered batten about 3/4 in x 6 or 7 in. I drilled and tapped the mast and used three tiny stainless machine screws each side. Stainless strip would be sturdier
but I wasnt't sure how this design would work so I went cheap -works though. Keys are to stay same width as track or a little wider and feather the top and bottom so the slugs don't catch on it (may be a challenge in stainless for the bozo machinist like me). I usually have some need to remove my main a few times a season so I don't worry about it seizing but anti-seize would be a good idea. |
