I have Garhauer line adjustable cars on both my 25 and my 38. Guido made the cars for the 38 to fit the old Merriman H track that was OEM, but the car also fit the new T track I installed when one of the H tracks got bent while fixing a leak in the deck. Modification was no charge. And the Garhauer system (2 cars, track ends, and the blocks and swivel cam cleat arrangement for the aft end of the track) totaled about 40% of the cost of a single Harken car.
Frankly, I've never had problem with adjusting the cars. Pressure on the genoa sheet pushes the car back when trimming, and the 6:1 lead on the tow line is more than enough to pull the car forward against the sheet load. Garhauer makes two style of cars. The ones I have are spring loaded swivel cars that accommodate one sheet. I chose these because I have roller reefing headsail and that car has the ability to flex over a wide range of sheet leads without binding or chafing the sheet. So I can run the car all the way to the front of the track when the headsail is reefed to 90 or 100% without anything binding up. If you have a luff tape and change headsails instead of reefing, and have dedicated sheets for each headsail, Garhauer offers a double width car where the block on the car "flops" from side to side instead of swiveling. Rick Brass Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:19 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List Garhauer sliding jib cars I used Garhauer because Guido adapted the cars to the old track on my C&C 34. The cars were sufficiently robust to use them on my 42 Custom, so I kept them when I moved up (same old track). Two issues: 1) the cars do not roll as well as Harken (and possibly other brands), so if this issue is paramount, you may want to look at other brands; and 2) some brand name cars are big enough to accept a second sheet (temporarily). My Garhauer cars are not, which is another downside. Perhaps this has been remedied in newer designs? From: Tom Alessi via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 11:40 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Tom Alessi <mailto:tagraph...@optonline.net> Subject: Stus-List Garhauer sliding jib cars Looking to add adjustable jib cars. Anybody used Garhauer or interested in other recommendations. Thx Tom Alessi ANDIAMO 1980, 36 C&C 646-283-1580 tagraph...@optonline.net <mailto:tagraph...@optonline.net> _____ _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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