Well Bill, that make perfect sense, as I couldn't figure out what type of slide would fit that groove. And no one at the sail club had a clue either. Ive been looking at those Tide Strong tracks but didn't want to cough up the money, looks like a have a good reason to invest in one now! Won't the wife be happy! On Mar 25, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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: >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
