![]() ![]() When you fit slugs to a sail that previously had a bolt rope you effectively move the luff about 20-30 mm BACK along the boom so you may find that the clew is no longer in the correct position for the pin in the gooseneck that goes through the clew. any easier way to do this? Do any T-track slides exist that are designed as outhaul cars to begin with? Any alarm bells on loads? The main is 37.2 x 12. The luff on my main is 7400mm so that makes about 14 or 15 slugs. With the above plan I'll have to either cobble up a bracket to adapt the sheave to the new slide, or increase the purchase inside the boom. The current outhaul has a wire rope that dead-ends on the boom, runs around a sheave on the car, then back into the boom where the rest of the purchase is provided by a rope tackle. I have about a foot of 1 1/4" T track that I'll bolt onto the plate (cut access holes in the bottom of the boom so I can use nuts), then I thought I'd use a delrin-lined T-track slide such as a Ronstan RC73202 that I can shackle the clew to. The plan is to cut away the top radius for the last foot or so of boom length and weld a flat plate in the gap. The boom is oval in section, 3" x 4.5" IIRC. Since the anodizing is long gone and everything is worn, the slug binds in the groove and it takes a massive pull on the outhaul line (8:1 purchase, I think) while easing the mainsheet, to get the car to move. The current clew car is bronze with an integral slug that slides - when we're lucky - in the bolt rope groove. I'm rebuilding the aluminum, presumably original boom on a 1980 Martin 32. Sail Slide - Plastic With Moulded-In SS Bail Slug 9mm Dia Heavy Duty Diameter, 9 MM Finish, Low Friction / SS 316 Length, 51 MM Material, Nylon 66/SS 316. ![]()
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