That has not been my experience with the Garhauer cars on my 38. Moving the car 
forward under load is usually a 1 handed operation – though close hauled with 
the 155 in 15 knots did take 2. The car doesn’t come back past a certain point 
if you leave the control line cleated when you crank the sail in, and then 
release the control line. Though the point where it stops in close to average 
trim point.

 

But if you uncleat the control line as you trim the sail, the car comes back as 
you load up the sheet and you can stop it at the proper trim by simply pulling 
the control line into the cam cleat. (And, of course, once you’ve adjusted the 
trim on STBD, you set the other car while it is not loaded up.)

 

Then again, my Garhauer EZ G2UB cars are ball bearing cars. And the sheet lead 
aft of the genoa car is to a turning block on the toe rail and pretty much 
flush to the deck (and not rising up to the level of the winch.)

 

Rick Brass

Washington, NC

 

 

 

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Subject: Re: Stus-List Adjustable Genoa Cars, 1994 C&C 37/40+

 

As much as I like my robust Garhauer cars, Ted’s observations are spot on.  We 
have to put a winch on fore and aft movement under a heavy load (even with a 
4:1 purchase to go forward).

 

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Subject: Stus-List Adjustable Genoa Cars, 1994 C&C 37/40+

 

I had Harken adjustable cars on my C&C 29-2 and now on my C&C 110. They are 
expensive but they work so much better than other adjustable cars that I've 
used on some of my friend's boats. As a direct real world comparison, one of my 
friends who also had a 29-2 had Garhauer make custom genoa cars to fit on his 
existing Merriman tracks. The fit was great but they were extremely difficult 
to adjust under load. When the tension on the control line was released, the 
car would not move aft. Even when there was a considerable wind load on the 
sail which should have been enough to allow it to move on its own. He had to 
pull on a line that was attached to the rear of the car to move it aft. In 
fairness, the Garhauer cars did not have ball bearings like the Harken cars 
have. My present boat is approximately the same size as your boat and the loads 
generated by the genoa are similar too. I have no problem adjusting the lead 
location even when the sail is fully loaded. I would think that if you 
installed a Garhauer car on a boat larger than the 29-2, you may be 
disappointed unless you don't mind unloading the sheet before you make a 
forward adjustment to the car.

 

Ted Drossos

C&C 110

Lady in Red

Long Island, NY

 

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