That sounds like the original C&C (Cinkel) mast insert. They get brittle
and start cracking. Sooner or later, you may end up with a sail that
will not come down, because a cracked sliver has wedged against a slide.
The groove in that mast was not designed or shaped to be used without
that insert, and the insert is absolutely no longer available. If you
find one used, it will be as brittle as what you have. The hot setup is
to replace it with a tides strong track, which, as others have
mentioned, is a great upgrade. Many C&C's now sport a Tides Marine
Strong Track. If you are trying to spend more money, Harken makes a more
complicated system for 3 times the cost of the Tides that does not work
appreciably better.
Bill Bina
On 3/25/2014 1:06 PM, Terry pearson wrote:
Its not a strong track, i wish it were. it fits inside the internal grove on my
mast, Ive searched the internet and have not been able to identify what it is.
its a white plastic liner that fits inside the internal mast groove. Its is
getting brittle and has broken off several times on the lower edge, creating
all kinds of problems. my groove is round yet has a flat groove on the outer
edge of the internal round groove, if that makes sense. I'm at the point now
that I'm considering ordering several flat and round slugs to see what fits.
Dwight, I'm taking that your using flat slides, what does your mast groove look
like?
Thanks,
Terry
On Mar 25, 2014, at 10:19 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote:
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