Isn’t the standard approach to cut away the headliner when installing backing 
plates?

From: Dennis C. via CnC-List 
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 8:23 AM
To: Petar Horvatic ; CnClist 
Subject: Re: Stus-List Cabin Top traveller on 38Mk II

Peter,


I've seen boats with the conversion.  A pier neighbor years ago did it on a 
Cape Dory.  He had Garhauer build it for him.  

Garhauer makes the complete traveler system or just the mounting brackets (UR-1 
or UR-2) with pivoting bases to match the crown of the cabintop.

More importantly, my buddy up the bayou has a 35-1 with a cabintop traveler so 
I know it can be done.


I had to strengthen the cabintop on my 35-1 when I upgraded the halyard 
winches.  There wasn't much beef there.  


The issue may be any gap between the headliner and the underside of the 
cabintop.  You can easily put backing plates behind the brackets under the 
headliner but there might be a bit of "crush" around the plates.  I put some 
aluminum backing plate under a couple of cabintop winches on a Catalina last 
year.  They came out looking nice.  


If you need aluminum plate, there are a couple vendors on eBay that are 
reasonable and fast.  


Dennis C.

Touche' 35-1 #83

Mandeville, LA


On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 9:41 AM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List 
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

  Hi everyone,

  Has anyone (DIY) installed a second mainsheet traveler on cabin top, or moved 
the traveler to cabin top?  I know that few listers have both cockpit and cabin 
top travelers, was that factory installed?  For cruising and living aboard C&C 
38, I find cockpit traveler to be very annoying and always in a way,  however 
the backing is very solid.  Cabin top on the other hand does not look very 
sturdy as a way to provide mainsheet traveler attachment.  

     

  Petar Horvatic

  Sundowner

  76 C&C 38MkII

  Newport, RI








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